Area snow removal crews were out in full force again this past weekend after our latest late season snowstorm. Jason Kettwig, Milbank City Adminstrator says local snow removal crews were ready to respond to the situation as needed when the snow started falling again on Sunday…
One of the bigger challenges the city typically faces is knowing how to deal with heavier wet snowfall, which tends to occur more often in the late winter or early stages of spring when compared to the drier fluffier snow, which normally occurs earlier in the season as Jason explains…
Another key challenge is knowing exactly how much money to set aside in the annual budget for salt and sand supplies for a typical winter season…
Many cities and counties throughout South Dakota have been able to maintain adequate supplies of salt and sand throughout most of the current winter season. However, several late season snow events have put an added strain on available salt and sand supplies as of late.
