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City manager reports 8'610 inches of snow; crews clear 90% of streets within days
Summary
City manager described the city's response to a January snow event that dropped 8 to 10 inches, mobilized about 200 staff, and cleared about 90% of streets by the following Saturday; councilmembers asked for clearer public expectations and communications about 311.
The City Manager told the Alexandria City Council that crews worked around the clock during a January snow event that dropped about 8 to 10 inches, mobilizing roughly 200 staff and clearing an estimated 90% of streets within days.
"That is really significant," the City Manager said as he summarized the scale of the storm and staff response. He reported that more than 200 city staff were deployed, multiple departments operated 24-hour shifts and the city's emergency operations center was activated during the worst of the event.
Why it matters: The storm…
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