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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">January 12, 2017</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Columbia Public Works crews are scheduled to begin snow/ice operations at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public Works Street Division crews are scheduled to begin snow/ice operations at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Warning in effect from 9 a.m. Friday to Noon Sunday. Warmer temperatures are currently expected late Sunday or Monday. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Freezing rain and ice is forecast. All residents are advised to stay home if at all possible. Drivers who must leave their homes are cautioned to plan plenty of extra time as there may be extended periods of slickness and possible traffic delays. Stay tuned to your local weather and road reports.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A full crew of Street Division vehicles will be fighting the event, which may continue for an extended duration throughout the weekend, especially if heavy ice or winds cause multiple tree failures. Otherwise, crews will focus on priority routes. All residents are encouraged to voluntarily move their vehicles off of all roadways as much as that is possible. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vehicles abandoned in roadways will be towed at the owner's expense.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public Works crews thank you for your assistance, prudence and support during this potentially serious event if and when it occurs. </span></p>
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<p><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Power Outage:</strong> <a href="http://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4626"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4626</span></a></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Generator, Food and Pet Safety: </strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CoMoHealthDept"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.facebook.com/CoMoHealthDept</span></a></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>CoMoConnect:</strong> <a href="http://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4623"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4623</span></a></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Solid Waste Division:</strong> <a href="http://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4622"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4622</span></a></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Parking Garages: </strong><a href="http://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4624"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4624</span></a></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Citywide Summary of Closures, Airport and answers to FAQs: </strong><a href="http://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4625"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=4625</span></a></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Snow/Ice Operation Updates: </strong><a href="http://www.comosnow.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.CoMoSnow.com</span></a></li>
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