Snow Shuts Down Spokane

Officials say stay home, emergency travel only.

clipped from www.spokanecity.org City Crews Working On Arterials, Snow Emergency Routes, Starting On Residential Hills City of Spokane Street Department crews are continuing their work this morning plowing arterials and snow emergency routes. Meanwhile, cross-trained Water and Wastewater department crews are being deployed in graders to work to open up the residential hills. Ten graders will be working in snow area sections 23 and 24 in southwest Spokane and Indian Trail. (See snow route map at www.spokanestreetdepartment.org/snowplow.) "We know this record snowfall is causing hardships for many people, and we want to thank our citizens for their patience and assistance today," says Mayor Mary Verner. "We've deployed all of our snow removal equipment and are calling in more from the private sector to efficiently and effectively open our streets. This is our priority; it is my priority. The City of Spokane is the heart of this region, and we will get the community moving."