Up on the rooftop: Snow, snow, drip; building owners fret in winter’s icy grip

Before melting rains fell and washed many rooftops clean of snow and most ice, St. Croix County issued a building-safety advisory last week warning building owners about the dangers of accumulating snow on rooftops. Phil Pfuehler photo Last week before the melting rains, flat-roof specialists from Fischer Company of Ellsworth removed snow from the roof of the River Falls State Bank.