INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Six months after city residents complained when many streets were left unplowed after 11 inches of snow, the Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved $4 million in new spending for snow removal.
Back in April, the council approved a new policy for snow removal. Residential streets will be plowed when snow reaches 4 inches or more. The new policy also prioritizes streets near schools and township buildings when snowfall reaches 2 inches. The previous policy had excluded residential streets from plowing.
A news release issued Monday night from the council said $2 million of the new funds will be used to buy trucks for the Department of Public Works, and they will be used for snow plowing and street repairs.
The other $2 million will be used to hire contractors to plow snow on the city’s residential streets.
The additional cash, the council’s release said, came from additional supplemental income tax revenue.
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