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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"><font size="3">As you probably already know, we are expecting a major snow storm tonight and tomorrow. Below you will find the information that Public Works wants you to know in order to help us all deal with the situation in the best way possible. If you know of any elderly persons or shut-ins in your neighborhood, please check in on them too. </font></span></i></b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Public Works crews plow and salt Town streets and parking lots to clear snow and ice.</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">What Residents Can Do?</span></i></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span><font size="4">Whenever possible, move parked cars off the street so that snow plows can remove the snow from the street from curb to curb.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span><font size="4">If off-street parking is not available, park on the even side of the street.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span><font size="4">Be patient during any snow emergency as crews work around the clock to clear the streets.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span><font size="4">Clear the sidewalks in front of residence and refrain from depositing snow back on to the roadway (this can potentially cause an accident.</font></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"> </span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">DPW’s goals are to plow, salt and clear every street in town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However there will be times (during the height of the upcoming storm) when our priorities will be to assure that the primary streets that are used by mass transit and vendors are passable to assure the safe transport of people and goods throughout the town, </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Primary streets include </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Queensbury Road</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">, Riverdale Road, Lafayette Avenue, Taylor Road, 48th and 49th Avenues, 54th Avenue, and Jefferson Street , as well as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bridges and hilly areas</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The next priorities are secondary streets that intersect with primary streets, followed by residential streets.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">To report emergency situations that are not covered by the plan outlined above, residents should call 301-864-1803 or 240-237-5104.</span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Cambria" size="3"> </font></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Vernon Archer, Mayor<br>Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland<br>