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The following is an excerpt from the newsletter of Councilmember
Floreen of 09-Feb-2010.
This morning, Pepco, our Department of Transportation and other County
agencies advised us that this second round of significant snowfall will
almost certainly cause further transportation difficulties and power
outages, so here's a summary of storm-related information:
- If there is an emergency, County residents should call 911. The Police
non-emergency number is 301-279-8000. Please do not call 911 with snow
plowing questions, as that delays responses to emergency calls.
- Residents are encouraged to sign up for Alert Montgomery at
https://alert.montgomerycountymd.gov/index.php?CCheck=1
to have emergency alerts, notifications and updates sent to a cell phone, e-mail address,
PDA, Twitter or Facebook.
- Stay safe. Stay off the roads if at all possible. Also, be careful of
not to overexert yourself when shoveling.
- To report snow removal problems, downed trees, social service needs or
other storm-related issues, call 240-777-6000.
- To report "hot" wires or sparking wires, especially those across
roadways, call 911.
- For power outages, call:
Pepco at 1-877-737-2662
Allegheny Power at 1-800-255-3443
Baltimore Gas and Electric at 1-877-778-2222.
- Clear snow away from fire hydrants if you are able. If not, mark them
with some sort of flag (even a broomstick will do).
- The shelter at Richard Montgomery High School , 2500 Richard Montgomery
Drive in Rockville , remains open. Transport to the center is being handled
by County volunteers with four-wheel drive vehicles and by Maryland
National Guard Members. Two more shelters have opened at the Gwendolyn E.
Coffield Community Center in Silver Spring and Seneca Valley High School in
Germantown .
- If you have a four-wheel drive vehicle and would like to volunteer,
call 240-777-2600.
- Montgomery County 's Fire and Rescue Service urges residents without
power to be aware that using gas or charcoal grills, propane heaters and
stoves, kerosene space heaters or generators indoors can be fatal. They are
a source of carbon monoxide, which can build up indoors and cause carbon
monoxide poisoning.
- Montgomery County government's cable television channel-County Cable
Montgomery, which can be viewed on Channel 6 on the Comcast and RCN cable
systems and Channel 30 on Verizon-is continuing to feature live coverage of
road conditions at all major traffic intersections.
- Suspension of enforcement of parking restrictions in all public parking
garages and lots will continue through Thursday.
- You can find information on County plowing policies and procedures on
the County Web site at
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hwytmpl.asp?url=/content/dot/highway/snowplow.asp
- For a street that may have been missed by County plows, report it via
the County Web site at
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/dpwt/snowtrack/pubservreqsd.asp
- For County Council weather-related schedule changes, call 240-777-7900.
- Within 24 hours of the end of a snowstorm, all residential and
commercial property owners are required by county law to clear their
sidewalks. Residents are encouraged to help elderly or ill neighbors with
this task. Snow shoveling services for a fee are listed through a web
search ("snow removal services, Montgomery County, Maryland ") or through
the yellow pages ("landscaping and maintenance services"). Casa de
Maryland, a non-profit organization, may also be able to provide fee-based
services, and can be reached at 301-431-4177 or 301-431-4185.
- Montgomery County Police report that as some roads become more
passable, drivers are increasing their speed. However, motorists are
advised that they may encounter varying conditions on the same stretch of
road, as plowing operations continue.
- If a County plow has damaged your mailbox, the County will install a
standard post and mailbox at your residence as soon as all snow plowing is
completed. Call 240-777-6000 to file a report. If you have a non-standard
mailbox, call the County's Risk Management Division at 240-777-8920. In the
meantime, a temporary mailbox will be installed.
- Montgomery County Public Library customers are asked not to return
library materials until libraries reopen and are asked not to leave
materials outside the library buildings. Materials due Feb. 5 through Feb.
10 will have their due dates extended one week. No fines will be charged
for the period from Friday, Feb. 5, through Wednesday, Feb. 10.
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