PEORIA With another storm bringing the chance of moderate snowfall, one looks to city plows to clear the streets.
But who clears the sidewalks? Not the Snow Fighters, as the city crews have been dubbed or, at least, not unless you want to pay them for it.
It s good information to know as the area picked up about an inch or so of snow Thursday and had the chance for 1 to 3 inches of snow on Saturday, said Mike Albano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln.
Rather, there is a responsibility of a property owner to clear their sidewalks. You are required to clear the sidewalks in front of your property, said Rick Powers, the head of the city s public works department.
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PEORIA, Ill. Peoria crews were out treating roads early Wednesday morning after the first measurable snowfall of the season, although accumulation was expected to be minor.
Peoria Public Works Deputy Director of Operations Sie Maroon said the City’s Snow Fighters have a limited number of trucks on the streets treating hills, overpasses, and around the two major hospitals downtown.
Seeing some slick spots, Maroon offered some tips for driving in snow, including leaving extra time to get to your destination, and driving slower. The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has issued a traffic collision alert for Peoria County.
and the seemingly endless amount that has fallen this winter, as much as 19 inches across the northeast last night. around philadelphia some homes are still without power and bus service spotty. the mayor of philadelphia is dealing with a heck of a weather problem. he joins us on the phone. how are things looking in your city right now? good morning, chris. we re fully operational. the city government is open. city council is in session, and we are fighting this storm with everything we have. 500 pieces of equipment out, 700-plus personnel. they ve been attacking the storm since actually tuesday. we have a brine solution we put down early on. they re back at it today. they never give up. we have some of the best snow fighters anywhere in the country, and i m very, very proud of them. our mass transit system is our l and subway system is runs,
forecasters say we could get another 10 inches or more in the nation s capital on top of the massive snowfall. snow is in the forecast for a big chunk of the northeast and mid-atlantic, includes new york city. hundreds of flights across those regions have been canceled as far west as chicago. brian todd is with some snow fighters in northern virginia outside of washington. tell us what s going on right now, brian. people are preparing for at least five inches, maybe an additional ten inches. reporter: it is a lot here in washington, wolf. you know that. this hear does not handle snow very well. just a couple inches can close the government, can close schools. we just got hit with almost three feet of snow over the weekend. this second wave, right in the middle of rush hour, you see people scrambling out of town trying to get ahead of it. because of the previous