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West Chester committee reviews storm cleanup, broken plows and problems with new salt mix
Summary
Residents praised crews for 24‑hour snow operations after an unprecedented storm while staff reported three broken snowplows, outside heavy‑equipment hires and problems with a new enhanced rock‑salt product that clumps and freezes in trucks.
West Chester’s Public Works Committee on Feb. 10 reviewed its response to an unusually severe winter storm, heard a resident’s proposal for more efficient snow staging and discussed operational problems that left crews hauling frozen, compacted snow.
Chair Bernie Flynn and Public Works staff described round‑the‑clock operations during the storm and confirmed the department broke three snowplows, requiring outside contractors with front‑end loaders and dump trucks to remove hardened…
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