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Alexandria manager calls storm ‘equivalent of a natural disaster,’ outlines ongoing snow recovery
Summary
City Manager told council the late-January storm required an unusually intensive response — over 9,000 tons of ice hauled and more than 500 staff deployed — and warned recovery will continue for weeks as crews focus on lanes, sidewalks and drainage.
City Manager said the recent winter event was extraordinary and that recovery work is ongoing. “We this was the equivalent of a natural disaster,” the manager told council during the Feb. 1 meeting, describing prolonged freezing rain following about seven inches of snow and the need for specialized equipment and manual removal.
The manager provided multiple operational figures to illustrate the scale of the response: more than 9,000 tons of ice hauled, over 1,000 dump-truck loads removed, more than 500 city staff across 11 departments working on the event and eight private…
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