The Quinebaug comes through Jewett City fast and brown after a rain, and the mill blocks along it still set the shape of the streets. Kinney Property Maintenance LLC works both seasons in Griswold — mowing, trimming, edging and cleanups through the warm months, plowing, shoveling and salting once the valley starts holding cold. Eastern Connecticut winter settles into this low ground and leaves the shaded lanes icy long after the main road is fine. Getting a drive down to pavement before the workday starts is a plain goal, and a good one. Come May the same properties want their lines back, and the crew hitches up the other trailer.