Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Issues After Storm Report to City Council and Community
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Mayor Nicholson stated that National Grid has assigned a generic time frame of tomorrow March 16, 2023 to restore power to all areas in the City, but expects different pockets to see restoration before that.
The Chair City Mayor explained that DPW Crews have been working 40 hours straight with just brief breaks in between and were dismissed at noon today for rest. Each individual plow driver has driven about 360 miles. A more detailed narrative is in the complete report.
Mayor Nicholson went over the 158 calls received by the City’s 911 Dispatch Center which included 16 instances of trees falling across the road and 3 instances of residents throwing shovels at DPW plow drivers as they drove by.
The Mayor expects the City of Gardner to expend in excess of $800,000 in snow and ice expenses this season. This would be under the total of what was budgeted and what was left aside as a contingency in free cash. Details in the complete report.