It's Snowver: On to the Holiday weekend

City Public Works crews worked around the clock over the last 10 days, and are now home resting for the three-day weekend. Major kudos to PW for a job well done with this extraordinary amount of snow!

Speaking of snow removal, City code requires residents & businesses to clear sidewalks in front of their property; however the enforcement of this regulation has been suspended until February 19th!

That being said, residents are asked to assist with digging out of fire hydrants for the safety of all. Check out this great online tool from Montgomery County: http://gis2.montgomerycountymd.gov/ims/mcgmaps/viewer.htm The first thing to do is select the ZOOM IN tool and draw a little window around Takoma Park. Then open the "Basemap" folder and click the box next to 'property', then open the "Public Safety" folder then the "Fire and Rescue" subfolder, and then click 'Hydrants', and then open the "Streets and Zip Codes" folder and select the box next to street names. Now use the Zoom In tool to get a closer view of your area. You should be able to view what lot the nearest hydrant is in front of at this scale. Then, get out your shovel ;-)

Monday is President's Day, which is a City holiday, so trash & recycling pickups will resume Tuesday, Feb. 16th. City offices are closed Monday, as are the Community Center and Library.

On Fridays, the weekly Status & Information report is released with news of the week and upcoming events. Take a look at it here