Steve Monk Construction & Lawn Care

About Steve Monk Construction & Lawn Care

Monticello's downtown square still holds its older storefronts, and in winter the sidewalks in front of them need clearing before the shops open, whatever the Maquoketa River sent down overnight. Steve Monk Construction & Lawn Care works that stretch of downtown alongside the residential streets nearby, giving a business's front walk the same square-edged finish as a driveway a few blocks over. The hills around Monticello mean snow doesn't fall evenly — a band of cloud off the river bluffs can drop twice as much on one side of town as the other — so the crew checks each route rather than assuming the last storm behaved like this one. Early starts matter here, because a working downtown needs its walks clear before the first customers arrive. What's left by mid-morning is a downtown and a set of residential streets both cleared to bare concrete, ready for whatever the rest of the day brings.