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<< Previous   of   Next >> Courtesy of the town of Darrington  (click to enlarge) Town officials in Darrington are expecting another round of snowfall this weekend, so city crews and heavy equipment operators from Washington Compost Co. of Darrington have been working around the clock to clear streets.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Already covered, Darrington prepares for more snow By Gale Fiege Herald Writer DARRINGTON -- People in town are preparing for more snow. Neighbors are out helping each other clear driveways and parking lots. Local companies such as Washington Compost have been hired to help municipal crews get the snow off the streets. Huge, heavy piles of wet snow that have been blocking some streets, stop signs and driveways for two weeks are being moved to Old School Park and the Darrington Airport. "We're expecting another storm this weekend, so we're hurrying to haul away as much as we can now," town clerk Lyla Boyd said Tuesday. "It snowed a little bit this morning, but the guys are having good success and the streets are beginning to look good." How Darrington will pay to move the snow is a topic that must wait. The town's bare-bones budget will need to be massaged in order to cover the $25,000 that has been spent for snow removal throughout 2008, Boyd said. "That's a lot of money. It's unheard of, even for Darrington," she said. About 5 feet of snow fell in Darrington during the recent storm, Mayor Joyce Jones said, leaving the town just about buried. Highway 530 is in good shape all the way to Rockport, state Department of Transportation spokesman Dustin Terpening said. At the Glacier Peak Cafe on Darrington's west end, owner Ronda Wesson said her husband has been up early every morning to plow their restaurant's parking lot. "It's been tough for quite a few people, especially elderly folks," Wesson said. "Many people haven't gone anywhere." Business has been slow after dark, but many people made the trek over to the restaurant earlier this week. Snow slumped off the roof, making an ice tunnel on the cafe's front porch and creating quite an attraction, Wesson said. "It was a really cool tunnel. Amazing," she said. "This is the most snow I have seen since some time in the 1980s." Reporter Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427 or gfiege@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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