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Vandalia officials praise staff response after rare level 3 snow emergency; city details damage and repairs
Summary
City Manager Mister Althouse told the Vandalia City Council on Feb. 2 that city crews cleared nearly 3,000 lane miles, addressed multiple water-main breaks and kept emergency services staffed during a rare level 3 snow emergency declared Jan. 25; council members thanked public works, police and fire.
Vandalia City Manager Mister Althouse gave a detailed briefing Feb. 2 on the city’s response to a level 3 snow emergency declared Jan. 25, saying municipal crews worked around the clock to keep residents safe and restore services.
Althouse said city crews cleared “just under 3,000 total lane miles,” spread more than 178 tons of salt and used about 1,600 gallons of liquid de-icer. He listed a string of infrastructure impacts during the storm: “Altogether, there were six water main breaks during the past week,” including mains installed in the…
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