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Public Works outlines snow plan, warns of staffing limits and celebrates national accreditation
Summary
Public Works detailed winter response goals and staffing constraints (31 street-department employees with 2,400+ lane miles) and announced APWA national accreditation with over 99% compliance and four model practices; commissioners congratulated the department.
Troy Shaw, director of Public Works, and Dwayne Smith, street department manager, briefed the commission on winter operations and staffing challenges. Smith said the department seeks to restore traction on main arterials within 12 hours after a storm and to reach neighborhood streets within 24–48 hours. He described operational tradeoffs among plowing, pretreatment with salt brine and use of sand, and emphasized that older,…
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