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Public Works credits new equipment, hiring and light snow for improved plowing; flags dewatering permit changes
Summary
Public Works said newer equipment and increased staffing helped crews respond effectively to a light, fluffy snow event, reported recent fleet-levy purchases, and warned about upcoming DEC permitting changes that will affect construction dewatering practice.
Public Works briefed the committee on snow operations, fleet-levy purchases and regulatory constraints on construction dewatering at the Jan. 8 meeting.
Kent Collins, Public Works, said crews responded to a declared plow event and that a combination of newer equipment and recent hiring has improved operational reliability. He told the committee that the 2025 fleet-levy funding ($3.5 million, voter-approved) paid for sanders, loader-mounted snow blowers, graders and pickups;…
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