130 people are working to clear streets and keep the city functioning.
Mayor Dennis Tyler provided pizza, soda and bottles of water for those employees that are expected to work well into the night
Delaware County board of commissioners and Muncie mayor Dennis Tyler declared a state of emergency Sunday to allow snowplow workers to clear streets without the interference of traffic.
People are advised to stay off the roads unless driving to work or have an emergency.
Any vehicle blocking or stranded on roadways will be removed from the roads.
• Muncie Mayor bought city workers pizza, soda and water
• Sanitation department workers expected to work late into night
• Some will report back to work as early as 5 a.m.
Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler showed his appreciation to the city’s sanitation and snowplow workers who were out in force Sunday working to keep the city functioning.
Sunday night, Mayor Dennis Tyler sent over pizza, soda and bottles of water to the 130 employees of the Muncie Sanitary District, shortly before declaring a winter weather emergency.
“If we can survive the ice storm, we can handle this,” Nikki Grigsby, district administrator of the Muncie Sanitary District said referencing Indiana’s ice storm 4 year prior.
While the city’s Department of Public Works had its own crew out before noon, the sanitary district was sent out by Tyler at noon and were expected to be working well into the night to clear roads with plows and to keep sewers flowing according to the superintendent of sanitation, Phil Reagon.
Crews are split up into maps that spread out in city limits, but combating the speed of snowfall prevented crews from making a lot of headway, Tim Gibson field manager for sewer maintenance said.
“With it snowing as fast as it is, we’ve been trying to get one done and move on to the other one, and then come back and straighten up again, because it keeps snowing,” Gibson said.
The city keeps in constant contact with the sanitary district.
The snow has taken a toll on city functions, including garbage collection.
“Trash pick-up has been cancelled for Monday and Tuesday,” Grigsby said. “In the beginning, it was cancelled because of the wind chill, but instead of trash pick up, we’ll be plowing. If you can’t get down the street, you can’t get to the containers. We’ll be out as long as it takes.”
Hugs were exchanged as the 130 member crew filed in for what Grigsby called a very short dinner break before heading back out into the snow.
“It’s pretty rough out there,” Reagon said. “It’s bad everywhere.”
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