City crew plows roads
CHENEY – Full city plow underway, with eight plows and several employees on the ground working to clear the roadways and sidewalks.
Todd Ableman, chair of city planning, said "We have just about everything we have, all the equipment and every employee, in the city trying to clear the snow."
Ableman said that while everyone is working hard, he is trying be conscious of how hard the plow operators are working. "We don't want to overwork our people." He said. "The city will clear the arterial first to reestablish clear conditions, then we will attempt to a cross section of the residential roadways."
Ableman warned that those in residential areas should try to move their cars from the curb so that they don't get snowed in, and to assist with more effective plowing on those streets. "If your cars gets snowed in because of a plow, there's not much we can do about that."
Additionally, Eastern Washington University Police issued an alert that their operations are temporarily suspended due to weather. The report said that anyone on campus experiencing an emergency should dial 911.
Spokane county library district has closed all libraries in the county, included Cheney library.
Lucas is a former Cheney Free Press managing editor. He is a nationally published author who contributes regularly to several publications across the country.
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