January 8, 2010
1 a.m.

CARY, NC – The snow is falling in Cary, and the Town of Cary’s Snow Fighters are out in full force targeting Cary’s main roads, bridges, significant hills and historically icy spots with sand and salt. There have been no storm-related traffic accidents reported thus far in Cary.

“With our spreading activities complete, we are standing by until the snow accumulates to such a point that plowing would be effective,” said Town of Cary Public Works Director Scott Hecht.

The A-Team clears thoroughfares, primary roads in subdivisions, followed by through-streets in subdivisions and then cul-de-sacs. The Town does not clear private parking lots, including those in apartment and condominium complexes or at businesses.

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Town crews applied brine throughout North Carolina’s seventh largest community. The town has 56 pieces of snow fighting equiptment available to clear Cary’s 470 miles of roads, of which about 118 miles are state-maintained roads.

TRASH COLLECTION

No delays are anticipated with Friday's solid waste and recycling services; however a final decision will be made Friday morning.

OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS

Town Hall will be open on a regular schedule: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A decision regarding canceling Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources programs, classes and sports activities scheduled for Friday, January 8 will be made by 7 a.m. Participants should call the facility in which the program is being held for an update. Cary Tennis Park and Sk8-Cary will adhere to normal inclement weather procedures. For more information, call (919) 469-4061.

Transit riders may call C-Tran at (919) 481-2020 to confirm that service will be available.

Citizens are also reminded of the following tips during inclement weather:

• Do not park on streets so that plows and other Town equipment can service the area.

• Do not attempt to deal with downed limbs or trees on streets or sidewalks as they may be tangled in live power lines. Instead, call the Town at (919) 469-4090.

• Do not call 911 unless there is an immediate threat to life, health, or property. All non-emergency snow calls should be placed to (919) 469-4090; customer service representatives will be staffing the phones during regular business hours, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Complete wintry weather information is also available on the Town’s Web site, www.townofcary.org.

• Be neighborly. Check on neighbors to make sure that everyone is OK.

• Stay indoors during severe winter weather. If you do decide to venture out—whether walking or driving—let folks know when and where you are going so that they can contact emergency officials should you fail to reach your destination. Take a cell phone just in case.

Subscribe now to our free e-mail service for the latest Cary info. The Town typically updates citizens and the media with news releases throughout winter weather events each morning, afternoon and evening. Just click on the green envelope for “E-mail Alerts” on the Town’s Web site, www.townofcary.org. Also, monitor road conditions 24/7 via the Town’s traffic camera system by visiting the wink traffic camera section of the Web site or tuning into Cary TV 11 on Time Warner Cable or AT&T Uverse.

The next news release update will be issued around 10 a.m. unless changing conditions warrant sooner action.

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