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Overland Park reviews snow response after weeklong blizzard; damage assessment team to begin follow‑up

2109179 · January 13, 2025
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Summary

Public works staff reported to the council on Jan. 13 that the city deployed about 60 trucks and roughly 172 staff during a late‑week blizzard, used private contractors, and will dispatch a damage assessment team to vet resident reports after receiving tens of thousands of OP CARE tickets related to snow removal.

City public works staff gave the Overland Park City Council an overview on Jan. 13 of the city’s response to a multi‑day winter storm that required sustained plowing and treatment operations.

Brian Diener, speaking for Public Works, said the city activated preliminary storm operations Jan. 2, pretreated streets and loaded trucks, and then responded to an extended period of snowfall and ice. “We use 60 trucks, pieces of apparatus, [and] a 172 staff,” Diener said. He told the council roughly half of…

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