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DPW presents new snow‑removal policy; Board votes to operate under it pending formal adoption and approves residential contractor awards
Summary
The Board of Public Works heard a proposed DPW snow‑response policy that sets plow thresholds (priority 2 at 2 inches, priority 3 at 4 inches), debated whether to delay a vote, agreed to operate under the policy pending a special meeting, and approved five two‑year residential snow‑plowing contracts to expand neighborhood coverage.
Todd Wilson, director and chairman of the Board of Public Works, presented the Department of Public Works' updated snow‑response policy and an implementation plan that sets priority 2 streets to be plowed at a 2‑inch threshold and priority 3 residential streets at a 4‑inch threshold. Wilson said the changes were driven by "proposal number 69, 2025" and an ordinance amendment to "chapter 6 21, article 3" that requires the department to publish a priority network for bike infrastructure and present the policy to the City‑County Council public works committee.
Wilson told the board DPW reviewed 45 years of snowfall records and operational data, and described department resources: "We have approximately 95 people on our union staff per shift to manage a snow fight" (about 70 drivers, 15 laborers and nine heavy equipment…
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