Boston Snow Emergency to Stay in Effect Most of Tuesday
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said the city’s snow emergency and parking ban will stay in effect through most of—if not all of—Tuesday.
In a Monday afternoon press conference, the mayor asked residents to stay off the road as the city works to remove record snowfall, and he asked the city’s employers to allow employees to work from home Tuesday. The city is canceling public events tomorrow and only emergency personnel is expected at work Tuesday.
Back-to-back-to-back storms have dropped roughly 70 inches of snowfall in Boston in the last 17 days. Twenty inches had fallen from the ongoing storm as of 2 p.m. Monday, Walsh said. More snow is possible for later this week. Walsh said earlier Monday that the city may look into dumping snow into Boston Harbor, and he will be meeting with officials to discuss the possibility.
Schools will be closed again in Boston on Tuesday, as was announced Sunday. Walsh said further decisions about school closures will be made later in the week. Walsh said he would meet with interim schools superintendant John McDonough Tuesday to discuss possible make-up days. Tuesday will mark the seventh snow day of the winter for Boston Public Schools students.
The school year cannot extend beyond June 30 due to BPS’s union contract. Walsh said that conversations with school officials would involve “build(ing) in a few more potential snow days because it doesn’t seem like this winter’s going to ease up on us anytime soon.’’ He said he wished this storm had happened next week, when students will be out of school anyway for February vacation.
The city’s homeless shelters remain open, and Walsh asked that residents call 911 if they see a homeless person in need of help. He also asked that residents check in on the elderly.
Walsh said the city’s snow budget will be doubled by the time the city has cleared up this most recent storm. He said it may be possible to get some money from the state to help with those costs.
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