"City to mull better snowfall response After three storms in nine days last February, more than 50 centimetres of snow temporarily held the city hostage. Residents were unhappy with efforts to clear sidewalks and local roads, spurring council to request a consultant's review that would find out what didn't work and how things could be better this winter. WATCH | How the GTA is responding to its first major snowfall: The GTA has received its earliest major snowfall in decades."
"That meant the snow was being plowed, but as it kept piling up, crews were running out of places to push it. Don't ask me, I wasn't there to sign that contract, Mayor Olivia Chow said while speaking to a Canadian Club audience Monday in downtown Toronto. There were a series of contracts. I looked at it and said, Pardon me? No snow removal?'"
Toronto city council will meet for three days starting Wednesday to consider updates to snowstorm response and zoning changes allowing small retail businesses in single-family neighbourhoods. Consultants concluded last February's three storms dumped over 50 centimetres of snow, overwhelming plowing and leaving sidewalks and local roads uncleared. Contracts provided resources for salting and plowing but lacked specific snow removal capacity, causing crews to run out of places to push accumulated snow. Mayor Olivia Chow questioned how contracts contained no snow removal provisions. Consultants estimated negotiating or creating new contracts could cost tens of millions to over one hundred million dollars.
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