Connecticut cities and towns prepare for next winter storm
Stamford, the state's second largest city, says its public works crews have already been out more than a dozen times this winter season.
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Towns and cities in Connecticut are already preparing for the next wintry weather event.
Stamford, the state's second largest city, says its public works crews have already been out more than a dozen times this winter season. There is an army of trucks the city has in place.
Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons wants to credit the crews that have cleared the roads. She says the city appropriated $750,000 for salt and that crews have used about 3,000 tons of salt so far.
Simmons says the city has budgeted $300,000 for overtime. She says there has been a surplus in the snow budget because last year was a lighter year.
"This is our 13th snow event of the season. So our road maintenance and highway division have been very busy. Last night, there were 40 crews out. We had over 70 personnel working to clear the roads and salt the roads. The team did a really good job, and now we are preparing for tonight's storm. We are expecting more snow tonight, another one on Saturday and potentially another one next week," said Simmons.
The mayor says safety is always the city's biggest priority and that her team has done a good job putting out advisories.
Click HERE for a winter weather and snow resource link-- https://www.stamfordct.gov/residents/winter-weather-and-snow-resources
