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Contractor says heavy, wet snow and safety concerns forced pause in La Porte snow clearing; city received complaints
Summary
Amy, of Mofield Property Services, said heavy, wet snow, strong winds and repeated equipment failures forced her crews to stop overnight snow removal and that she would not bill the city for 35 hours of work she judged unproductive.
Amy, of Mofield Property Services, told the La Porte Board of Works on Nov. 10 that crews were called in overnight for an early-season snow event but were unable to make meaningful progress because heavy, wet snow and 20 mph winds repeatedly overwhelmed equipment.
“We had 7 guys out here for 5 hours and didn't budge anything,” Amy said, describing multiple equipment failures — “I have never gone through 5…
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