Yet Another Snow Report

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The snow piled up in Lot 6 will complicate parking for the Plainfield Symphony Society's After Dinner Dance scheduled to be held tonight Feb. 6 at the First Unitarian Society's Parish Hall across Park Avenue. Attendees for the fundraising event had been advised to park in Lot 6 but will have to find alternatives, as the snow now covers half the lot and the walkway to Park Avenue is blocked.

I emailed Mayor Adrian O. Mapp some questions about snow operations and received a response from City Administrator Rick Smiley:

- Are there other dumping sites, i.e., parks such as Milt Campbell?

• 3 dump sites; (lot-1 behind Strand), (lot 7 behind Scotts drugs) and (lot 10 parking bureau). City parks may be utilized if needed.

- Does DPW have any interim estimate of the tonnage/cubic yards moved already as of this morning?

• Preliminary numbers indicated approximately 25,000-30,000 cubic yards.

- Will there be a report on your Friday message or at the Feb. 1 council meeting?

• We will be providing the City Council a Storm Jonas preliminary report.  This has been placed on the agenda as a discussion item.

- Who is helping? I saw PMUA, DPW and also private trucks (M&A Tree Service being one).

• 4-Contractors; (Plainfield) All auction demolition, (Plainfield) Messercola excavating, (Somerville) M&A Tree Service and (Kenilworth) Slack environmental services

• P.M.U.A assisted with snow removal for 2 shifts.

-Will FEMA help pay for the effort?

• It is our intention to submit any storm related cost we can to FEMA

The City Council meeting is 7:30 p.m. Monday in Municipal Court. Temperatures in the 40s with a high of 57 degrees projected for Wednesday should melt some of the snow.

--Bernice