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Council schedules snow removal update, announces winter warmth drive
Summary
The council postponed a planned snow removal presentation to the first meeting of the year and heard an announcement that it will join community partners on a winter 'warmth and care' drive.
At the Dec. 10 meeting the Gary Common Council postponed a planned presentation on the city’s 2024–25 snow removal strategy and said the update will be rescheduled for the council’s first meeting of the new year.
The presiding officer told the chamber that Ms. Michelle Woods of the general services team had been asked to give the snow-removal presentation but that it would be moved to an early 2025 meeting to allow staff to present proactively.
A council member announced the city’s participation with Women of Steel, the U.S. Steelworkers and the Black Labor Week Project in a winter “warmth and care” drive to collect cold-weather items for residents. The speaker described the initiative as a response to cold weather and urged participation; the transcript records the announcement but does not provide collection dates or drop-off locations.
The council did not take formal votes tied to either item during this meeting; the snow removal briefing was rescheduled and the outreach drive is an announced collaborative effort.
