Huntington Town snow-clearing effort includes 300 plows
With winds still kicking and snow still falling from the blizzard, contractors cleared parking lots in Huntington during the early morning hours on Monday. Credit: Kathy M Helgeson
Huntington Town deployed 300 plows, 120 of their own along with 180 from outside vendors, Town Supervisor Ed Smyth said Monday.
The town prioritizes the major routes to Huntington Hospital, Smyth said, adding that the most challenging areas to plow are the numbered streets in Huntington Station and Centerport because they are narrow.
The supervisor said the areas farthest east and south in the town were the heaviest hit.
"I think the lightest areas of the town got a foot of snow," Smyth said. "It’s really just a question: ‘Did you get one or two feet of snow?’ "
He said there were only a couple of reports of trees down but those were quickly addressed.
Deborah Morris is a native Long Islander and covers the town of Huntington.
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