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Jersey City reviews snow response after major storm; administration seeks emergency salt and removal contracts
Summary
City officials told the council a rare January storm overwhelmed resources, citing a statewide rock‑salt shortage and a Morton Salt delivery failure; DPW presented an open‑end snow‑removal contract and an emergency salt purchase to shore up supplies. Council pressed for accountability, GPS tracking and a post‑event review.
Director of Public Works and Emergency Management Peter Pierce briefed the municipal council on the city's response to a severe January storm, saying the combination of intense snowfall and a deep freeze required much larger quantities of rock salt than usual and revealed coverage gaps.
"This was not an average winter storm," Pierce said, citing a state of emergency declared by the governor on Jan. 25 and describing periods when snowfall exceeded 2 inches per hour and ground temperatures froze quickly. He told members the city placed large orders (totaling 4,900 tons) but received only about 650 tons before the event and had to…
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