Cheney changes snow ordinance

Cheney’s City Council has elected to fast-track proposed changes to the way the city plows streets after snow starts to accumulate.

At its Feb. 14 meeting, the council unanimously approved all three readings and final passage of changes to the city ordinance proposed by the Police Department governing snow removal. The changes remove language defining the hours vehicles must be off the streets in order for plows to clear snow once a minimum of two inches has accumulated, which was previously between midnight and 6 a.m.

Under the new ordinance, vehicles must be off city streets at all hours dur...