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City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares
City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile in…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal? Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal?
Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal? Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile in…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Here's What To Expect After Snowstorm Winds Down Here's What To Expect After Snowstorm Winds Down
Here's What To Expect After Snowstorm Winds Down The massive storm that spread for hundreds of miles throughout the Northeast is winding down after dumping as much as 40 inches of snow in parts of the region. Related story - How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Throughout Region Areas farthest east are still seeing snowfall just before 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. (See satellite image above.) Snow removal will be challenging Thursday as the temperature holds steady below the freezing mark on a blustery day, with the high temperature in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees under cloudy skies.  Winds will rema…

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by Joe Lombardi