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Nearly $60,000 would buy a dozen trailers for snow and lawn crews.
A new Department of Public Works (DPW) purchase could help cut back the city’s overgrowth problem.
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Clearing Pittsburgh's snow
Plows, contractors, sidewalks, and the money to keep streets passable in winter.
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Council puts $481K snow removal invoice on ice — again.
Pittsburgh spent more than $4 million on outside contractors to clear roads following January’s snowstorm.
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Snow clearing, housing and public safety highlight county executive report.
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato delivered her quarterly address to council on Feb. 10, detailing initiatives from 2025 and looking ahead into plans for this year.
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City to study how to maintain accessibility even after a big snow storm.
Even though most of the snow from last month’s storm has melted, Council Member Barb Warwick’s concern about accessibility after a storm has not thawed.
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PNC Foundation gives $2 million for snow equipment after 37 plows broke down in one night.
The PNC Foundation wants to help prevent another night of 37 snowplow breakdowns.
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City plans to rebuild salt storage next to Saw Mill Run.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) has asked for money to construct a new salt storage building.
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A plan to have Munhall assist with plowing the streets gets kicked to the curb.
A plan to ask Munhall to plow three neighborhoods was met with hostility by council members who accused the proponent of giving up on Pittsburgh workers.
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Warwick looks to use unspent fuel money on new snow plows.
A separate bill from Council Member Warwick would transfer $750,000 from an overlooked liquid fuels trust fund to the Equipment Leasing Authority. The money, Warwick said, should cover four new…