Statement of Alderman Khalif J. Rainey and Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II February 2, 2021 The Department of Public Works’ snow removal efforts in the wake of this past weekend’s snowstorm are simply unacceptable. Neighborhood streets across the city are a mess, and we are almost 48 hours past the end of the snowfall. Our residents are – AGAIN – fending for themselves as they use their own shovels and snow blowers to dig out from the snow, doing the job that DPW apparently isn’t up to doing! We have watched our constituents trying to dig out stuck vehicles from unplowed streets so that they can go to work or go get groceries. Our offices have been bombarded with calls and complaints from tired and angry community members who are rightly dismayed by the lack of service.