A roundtable discussion of the City Council Committee on Public Works and Transportation on Feb. 19 brought municipal department heads together with public safety chiefs and the school district’s operations director together to better prepare for upcoming snow that could rival the 14 inches dumped on Fall River at the end of January.
But the conclusion fell short of finding a solution to bleary streets of slush: that the city would continue to do its best to keep main thoroughfares clear for emergency apparatus in the face of Mother Nature.
Department of Community Maintenance’s Al Oliveira and Division of Traffic and Parking Director Stephanie MacArthur, along with Fall River Police Deputy J.T. Hoar, Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon, Emergency Medical Services Chief Bethann Faunce, and the school district’s Chief of Operating Officer Ken Pacheco listened as the city’s Director of Inspectional Services Glenn Hathaway expressed his concerns.
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