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[email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Westfield Snow Efforts Have Included 14 Storms, Downtown By PAUL J. PEYTON The town has 10 streets where midnight to 8 a.m. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader motor vehicles must be removed dur- “When you have this much accu- WESTFIELD — With 14 plow- ing snowstorms for snow-removal mulation of snow, you try to do it, able snowstorms to date, Westfield, efforts. Mr. Gildea said the town especially with the start of Restau- like most towns, is facing an uphill council’s public works committee will rant Week (which began Monday battle in keeping local streets clear consider expanding that list. night)...to make it more pleasant, but while trying to find the time to patch In an effort to keep the downtown just from a public safety standpoint, numerous potholes. business district open, the town’s to try and get the intersections cleaned To date, the town has spent around Department of Public Works (DPW) up as much as possible,” the mayor $100,000 in overtime for snow re- used front-end loaders and roll-off said. moval this year, up $75,000 over a trucks and other equipment to re- Mr. Gildea said snow is removed normal winter, according to Town move snow piles from key locations from the downtown when access to Administrator Jim Gildea.