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How can we do this better?
This is the second December in a row that a monster snowstorm has brought the city of Schenectady to its knees, with some residents waiting days for plows to clear their streets.
What can we do to prevent this from being an annual thing?
I’ve spoken to people who believe this year’s snow response was an improvement over last year’s, especially when you consider the volume of snow dumped on the city in a fairly short period of time, and I’m inclined to agree.
Schenectady updates snow removal efforts
Dec. 18, 2020
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A plow follows an emergency vehicle along State Street toward Erie Boulevard in Schenectady on Thursday morning, Dec. 17, 2020.Kellen Riell / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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A plow follows an emergency vehicle along State Street toward Erie Boulevard in Schenectady on Thursday morning, Dec. 17, 2020.Kellen Riell / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Here is an advisory from the city of Schenectady regarding snow removal:
City residents are advised to remove vehicles from city streets to allow for efficient snow removal. Any vehicle parked on the following city streets between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, may be ticketed and towed:
Schenectady continues to dig out from snow storm | The Daily Gazette
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North Street in the Stockade in Schenectady was still unplowed Friday.
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SCHENECTADY The city is continuing to mop up after getting walloped by a severe snowstorm.
“We’re catching up,” said city Mayor Gary McCarthy on Friday afternoon. “Most of the streets are plowed at this point and we’re now getting into snow removal.”
Efforts are underway with a fleet of 24 dump trucks from the state Department of Transportation, as well as five loaders and seven city plows, as well as assistance from private subcontractors.
Yet two days after the snow storm dumped as much as 31 inches in the city, criticism continued to mount from a peeved public over the city’s response that left some streets untouched for virtually all of Thursday.
Schenectady mayor urges patience with snow removal efforts | The Daily Gazette
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PETER R. BARBER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Schenectady Engine 1 is stopped at Craig and Strong street for a medical on Hulett Stree in Schenectady Thursday, December 17, 2020. Roads were impassible so the paramedics had to walk to the scene.
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“We’re playing catchup with this storm,” McCarthy said. “It’s a record storm.”
The mayor acknowledged the sheer volume of snowfall, which dumped as much as three feet of snow in some localities in the Capital Region, resulted in the city being unable to clear some side streets.
“Our side streets are still not able to be in the shape we’d like them to be in,” McCarthy said.