Yonkers Insider: YONKERS MAYOR SPANO TO PROVIDE SNOWSTORM PREPARATIONS BRIEFING - Today, 12/16 @ 12:30 P.M.

 YONKERS MAYOR SPANO TO PROVIDE SNOWSTORM PREPARATIONS BRIEFING.

 

Mayor to Activate Emergency Operations Center .

 

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will join members of the Department of Public Works (DPW), Parks & Recreation, Office of Emergency Management and other city officials today, December 16 at 12:30PM at the Yonkers Salt Barn (348 Tuckahoe Road) to provide a briefing on the city’s snowstorm preparations. Mayor Spano also will announce the activation of the city’s Emergency Operations Center in response to the forecasted high winds and snow accumulations.

 

The City of Yonkers maintains:

• 654 lane miles of roads
• 450 dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs
• 100 bridges
• 78 parks, playgrounds and facilities
• 45 sets of stairs and 4 pedestrian bridges

 

The City’s salt barn stores up 7,500 tons of salt. During a storm, the City applies 5,200 gallons of brine to 130 lane miles. Salt is applied at a rate of at least 200 pounds per lane mile. Yonkers DPW utilizes a fleet of 32 large plow/salters and 12 small plow/salters.

 

 

Who:             Mayor Mike Spano

                        Sam Borelli, Deputy Commissioner, Yonkers DPW

                        Mike Mosiello, Office of Emergency Management

                        Anthony Landi, Commissioner, Yonkers Parks, Recreation & Conservation

                        Yonkers Police and Fire representatives

                                                          

What:           Yonkers Snowstorm Preparations 

 

Where:         Yonkers Salt Barn

                        348 Tuckahoe Rd.

(behind Murray’s Skating Rink)

Yonkers, NY

                                              

When:          Wednesday, December 16

12:30PM