Greenwich Declares Snow Emergency: Board Of Selectmen

Greenwich CT

16 December, 2020

1:43 PM

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Information via the town of Greenwich GREENWICH, CT — In anticipation of the heavy snowstorm expected to hit the area later Wednesday and continue through Thursday, the Greenwich Board of Selectmen issued a snow emergency Wednesday afternoon that will restrict on-street parking throughout the town. In a news release, town officials said the snow emergency, which prohibits on-street parking on designated snow emergency routes, will go into effect at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and continue until further notice. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.) A decision on Town Hall operations will be made later Wednesday evening by First Selectman Fred Camillo, with updates posted on the town website, officials said. Camillo also announced the Emergency Operations Center at the Greenwich Public Safety Complex will begin operations in a monitoring phase at noon on Wednesday. The parking ban will enable Department of Public Works crews and its contractors to effectively clear town roadways. Residents are advised to park their vehicles in their driveways or in their yards. Residents also may use municipal parking lots to park their vehicles, officials said. The town's libraries, Greenwich, Byram Shubert, Cos Cob and Perrot, will close for on-site services at 1 p.m. Wednesday and reopen Friday at 9 a.m. Online services will be available during the closure, officials said. The Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility will also be closed to residents on Thursday. By town ordinance, Greenwich property owners are required to be responsible for keeping all sidewalks along their property clear of snow and ice, officials said. The town also prohibits plow contractors from pushing snow from driveways or parking lots onto town streets. This practice is dangerous and impedes the town's snow removal efforts. If there is no other alternative to pushing snow into the street, the private plow driver must plow off the windrow left across the street by re-plowing until the road is safe. The Department of Public Works reminds local restaurant operators who have permitted outdoor dining nodes, that the restaurants are responsible for all snow cleanup of the areas behind the node barriers. Restaurant operators also are responsible for cleaning the sidewalk along the front of their respective property. Tents and canopies should be removed until after the storm. The snow emergency will remain in effect until the Board of Selectmen, which is the town's traffic authority, removes the emergency declaration. Residents should avoid all downed utility wires and assume they are live. In the event of flooding, residents are urged to stay out of flooded basements. Energized wiring or outlets below the water line may pose a hazard. Natural gas service in a flooded basement may also pose a danger. Safety tips when arranging to have natural gas service restored once flood waters have receded: If the natural gas meter and/or regulator were under water, customers must first contact their natural gas company. If any natural gas equipment (furnace, boiler, water heater, etc.) has been under water, they need to contact a plumbing and heating contractor to have the equipment checked. Those affected can then contact their natural gas company to have service restored. Homeowners should never attempt to turn on or shut off natural gas service. For all police, fire and EMS emergencies, dial 911. Emergency Helplines – Utilities: Aquarion Water Company: 1-800-732-9678Eversource: 1-800-286-2000CT Natural Gas Company: 1-203-869-6900Optimum/Altice: 1-866-950-3278Frontier Communications: 1-800-239-4430Warming Center Should residents lose power, the atrium of the town's public safety complex is available as a warming and electronic device charging center. Snow Emergency Streets CENTRAL GREENWICH Amogerone CrosswayArch StreetBenedict PlaceBolling PlaceBrookside DriveBruce Park AvenueBruce PlaceChurch StreetConnecticut AvenueDavis AvenueEast Elm StreetEast Putnam Avenue (Maple Ave. to Library)Fawcett PlaceField Point RoadGreenwich AvenueGrigg StreetHavemeyer PlaceHillside RoadHorseneck LaneHunter PlaceLafayette PlaceLake AvenueLawrence StreetLeGrande AvenueLenox DriveLewis StreetLexington AvenueLocust StreetMaher AvenueMaple AvenueMason StreetMilbank AvenuePerryridge RoadRailroad AvenueRidge StreetSherwood PlaceShore RoadSound View DriveSteamboat RoadWest Elm StreetWest Putnam AvenueWilliam StreetBYRAM Beech StreetByram RoadCedar StreetChestnut StreetChurch Street WestDelavan AvenueDivision Street WestHervey StreetKirby StreetMead StreetMill StreetNorth Water StreetOak StreetPine StreetRichland RoadSouth Water StreetSpruce StreetWestern Junior HighwayWilliam Street WestCHICKAHOMINY Hamilton AvenueOld Field Point RoadSaint Roch AvenuePEMBERWICK Comly AvenuePemberwick RoadMoshier StreetGLENVILLE Glenville Road/Street from Glenridge Road to Pemberwick RoadRiversville Road from Glenville Road, north to entrance to Glenville SchoolCOS COB Bible StreetEast Putnam Avenue (Field Rd. to Diamond Hill)Loughlin AvenueOrchard StreetRelay PlaceRiver RoadRiver Road ExtensionSinawoy RoadStrickland RoadSuburban AvenueValley RoadRIVERSIDE AND MIANUS Hendrie AvenueNorth Sound Beach AvenueValley RoadOLD GREENWICH Arcadia RoadLockwood AvenueSound Beach AvenueWest End AvenueThe town has also provided the following information about storm preparedness: SURVIVING THE STORM The Greenwich Department of Health advises residents to make an emergency supply kit and to keep it handy. Also residents are encouraged to visit websites including the town's website (www.greenwichct.org), The American Red Cross (www.redcross.org), and the federal government (www.ready.gov) for pointers on personal readiness. During an emergency the town may opt to use the emergency notification system to send a recorded message to each resident that has a published number. All residents are encouraged to register a contact number (non-published number, cell phone, etc.) by logging on to the town's website (www.greenwichct.gov) located under the 'Notify Me' category at the bottom of the homepage. Watch for signs of Frostbite: loss of feeling and abnormal coloring in extremities (fingers, toes, ear lobes or the tip of the nose). If symptoms are detected, call 911 immediately. Watch for signs of Hypothermia: bluishness or puffiness of the skin, dilated pupils, decreased respiratory rate, irregular pulse, uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness and apparent exhaustion. If symptoms occur, get the person to a warm location, remove any wet clothing and give warm, non-alcoholic beverages if the person is conscious. Call 911 for medical help immediately. When using portable generators, never use indoors (even if garage doors are open) or in enclosed spaces. Exhausts from these units contain carbon monoxide (CO). Also, do not supply generator power to your home's main line. Do not use gas stoves or charcoal grills for heat. They can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. When any tree falls on a power line and causes it to come down or block a Town road or right-of way, the situation should be reported immediately. For non-emergency situations involving downed trees or branches, please call 203-622-8001. 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