Tue, 12/22/2020 - 8:45am Which is the higher priority, a plowed fire station or plowed roads? Westport Island officials pondered that question in selectmen’s UberConference call Monday night. The question stemmed from the Dec. 17 snowstorm, when, according to officials, snow was falling at two to three inches an hour and the town’s plowing contractor, G & D Cromwell, had some equipment problems. Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer said the fire department tends to all emergencies and should be the first priority to keep clear of snow. “It is critical to have that open.” “Yeah, you really can’t do that,” Third Selectman Ross Norton said. He said the fire trucks can get out of the station in over a foot of snow, but the department and the island need the roads cleared.