City Info Weekly - 2009/01/07 (Archive)

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Citizen Summit

Longview City Council is gearing up for the 2009 Citizen Summit to be held Thursday, January 15 at the Cowlitz PUD meeting room from 7-9 p.m.  49 residents have been invited to participate in a round-table format, and all other citizens can give their input at special “listening posts.”  Not able to attend?  Give your input via an online survey.

More information:  Contact the Executive Office at 442-5004. 

Park Neighborhood Grants Available

Concerned over their ability to fund all the neighborhood park needs in Longview, the City Council has approved the funding of the neighborhood park grant program for the twelfth year.  This program will provide resident groups with matching funds for neighborhood improvement projects.  The deadline for submitting an application is Feb. 1, 2009.

More information: Contact Parks & Recreation at 442-5400.

Winter Storm Update

What a Holiday season this has turned out to be with our first white Christmas since most of us can remember! All City offices remained opened to provide services for our residents. City of Longview street crews worked tirelessly throughout the winter storms to keep our roads as clear as possible.  The street crew installed its two plows, its two grit spreaders, and snow chains onto dumps trucks on December 16, the day before the first storm. These two rigs and a support vehicle operated 24 hours per day from December 17 to December 22, and twelve hours per day until December 28, including Christmas. They plowed, roughened surfaces, and/or applied 100 yards of rock, 50 yards of sand, and/or 1,500 pounds of salt to over 2,610 miles of hill streets, local collectors and arterials, and even hit State Routes 4 and 411 a few times. All sand gravel applied to city streets will be recycled as the street sweeper moves throughout the city.

Special thanks also go out to Parks and Streets divisions for clearing City parking lots, and to the City’s Fleet division for keeping the rigs chained and functioning, even in the wee hours of the morning. Thanks also go out to our Police and Fire departments for their extra efforts during the storm.

For more information: Visit the Street Maintenance Division web pages to learn more about street sweeping and snow removal schedules.