In the gov defense it is the coldest winter in 30 or 40 years
and the longest cold snap of below freezing tempertues in living memory.
The weather is abnormal.
The council can only stockpile x amount of salt/grit, Y amount of trucks etc.

To have the resoucres to deal adeaute with freak weather Would be a waste of money.
Better just to accept it and deal with resoucres at hand.
If colder winters become the norm then socity and gov will have to adapt better.