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Smithville credits crews after storm; city reports 13 inches, low salt inventory
Summary
City officials described a multi-day snow response that cleared downtown drifts, kept key routes open and used about 150 tons of salt and 343 staff hours; city expects a 75-ton salt delivery later this week and opened a public comment period for a South Employment Overlay project.
Smithville city officials told the Board of Aldermen on Jan. 7 that public works, police and contracted crews worked through a multi-day winter storm that dropped roughly 13 inches of snow and temporarily closed at least one state highway.
City Administrator Cynthia summarized the response and said crews began preparations Thursday and Friday, pretreated select streets, reported for active operations around 3:00 p.m. Saturday and worked through the weekend. “This is a massive storm,” Cynthia said, and staff remained on shift until about 4:00 a.m. the day before the meeting.
The update said staff and contractor teams removed large windrows and drifts in the downtown area — work the city does not normally perform — and that the city used approximately 150 tons of salt…
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