It's Melting.....

Now I know we're not in Kansas anymore....

As temps reached mid-40s today with delicious bright sunshine, the mountains of snow are starting to recede, a little. With a forecast of similar over-40 degree days through the weekend, we are all hopeful that soon there will be a lot less snow in our lives.

That being said, City Public Works crews are still hard at work moving snow around the City.

Sidewalks and crosswalks around the Community Center, schools, Old Town and Takoma Junction are tops on the list, as are sidewalks around City parks such as Spring, Forest, Jequie, and Jackson-Boyd. The Carroll Avenue bridge sidewalk - a State Highway responsibility - was cleared by City crew. Yesterday they also cleared a sidewalk on the Maple Ave. side of Memorial Park, and Philadelphia Ave. near Holly.

A number of streets are now widened to enable 2-lane traffic, with more streets to be completely widened by Friday.

You may see individual crew members out with pick-axes and shovels - in many places, the ice is so compacted that equipment won't fit or work, so this is the best solution.

As the big melt continues, please continue to exercise caution when driving or walking, and exercise patience as well as we all recover from this once-a-century snowfall!