Manahawkin's recent snow storm did not come cheap!
Manahawkin (Stafford Township) officials report the snow cleanup cost Manahawkin residents $216,000.
The $216,000 expenditure includes overtime, materials and repairs to the trucks in Manahawkin.
According to the National Weather Service, snow in Manahawkin totaled 2 feet during the storm on December 19th and 20th.
Some interesting factoids about snow removal in Manahawkin:
- Manahawkin streets consist of 675 lane miles.
- Manahawkin snow removal is a joint effort between the Stafford Township Public Works and Water & Sewer Departments.
- The Public Works Department in Manahawkin has 9 salt spreaders with plows and 24 trucks with only plows.
- The Water & Sewer Department in Manahawkin has one salt spreader truck and 7 with plows only.
- It takes 4 hours to spread one salt application on streets in Manahawkin
- Manahawkin snow plows require 8 hours to get through Stafford Township streets once.
So while the snow in Manahawkin brought us a white Christmas, like all good things, it came with a cost!
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