Citing concerns of city residents and businesses grappling to navigate snowy streets the weekend of Jan. 25 and 26, and later on Feb. 7 in the wake of fresh snowfall, City Council Vice President Michelle Dionne and Councilor Michael Canuel co-sponsored a resolution to dig into Fall River’s snow removal operations, shoveling up hoped-for answers to the city’s snowstorm response. 

Snow and ice removal “is critical” for maintaining safe travel and emergency access, they said. Similarly, ensuring “continuity” of municipal services even in times of severe winter weather events is what the resolution is intended to do — in addition to clearing a path ahead for future storms. 

The council voted unanimously at its Feb. 10 meeting to hold a “post-storm review” to evaluate “operational performance” and identify challenges, at the same time it “could be warranted,” the resolution read, to modify snow removal procedures, numbers of staffing and equipment, or city ordinances.  

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