"Local News Officials say they've been receiving a surge of complaints from residents about the need for new snow removal strategies. Inundated with complaints about massive snow banks and unshoveled sidewalks after the most significant winter storm in years, Boston City Council members are pushing for the Wu administration to explore new snow removal strategies. This could include the establishment of a volunteer "snow corps" group and the purchase of snow melting machines."
"Boston received almost two feet of snow in the late January storm, the eighth highest storm total on record, according to the National Weather Service. The storm had wide-ranging impacts on the city's transportation infrastructure, severely delaying Commuter Rail and Red Line service and knocking out fare gates at South Station. Space savers returned to streets across the city, and a dispute over a shoveled-out parking space even led to violence in Dorchester."
Residents filed a surge of complaints about massive snow banks and unshoveled sidewalks following a late-January storm that dumped nearly two feet of snow. Boston City Council members introduced three hearing orders urging the administration to pursue measures such as a volunteer "snow corps" and snow-melting machines. Councilor Ed Flynn sent a letter to the mayor and interim streets chief, saying public works lacked sufficient resources and support at City Hall to manage the storm and required major improvements. State Senator Nick Collins appealed directly to state officials. The storm severely disrupted transit, damaged fare gates, spurred parking disputes and occurred amid very dry, frigid conditions with dangerously cold temperatures expected to return.
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