The steady snow on Tuesday, Jan. 6 caused very different outcomes in Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood.
While Mountlake Terrace received as much as four inches of snow in some areas, Lynnwood only acquired a little over an inch, according to city officials.
Nevertheless, public works departments in both cities prepared in advance for the anticipated snowstorm.
In Mountlake Terrace several roads were closed, according to Larry Waters, public works director. The first road to close in the morning was 66th Avenue between 220th Street and 216th Street. The public works department also closed 220th Street between 66th Avenue and Hwy. 99 and 66th Avenue W., all the way down to Edmonds.
“We prepare every winter and get our sand stocks up and equipment working,” Waters said. “Everybody was on notice. That’s as much as we can do.”
Waters said it would be nice to have more trucks and sanders, but it isn’t usually necessary because the area only receives snow every few years. The city owns two plows and three sanders, all of which were used to clear away the snow by the crews.
Unlike Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood received far less snow. No roads in Lynnwood were closed, according to Arnold Kay, public works development services supervisor. Kay said he thought the city would have received more snow, and estimated that the city got a little over an inch of snow.
“Most of the guys on the street crews are saying its not that bad out there, and as for accumulation it’s not that great,” Kay said. “We’ve had more in previous years.”
Despite the somewhat small amount of snow, compared to other nearby cities, Lynnwood was still prepared to handle the extreme weather conditions.
“We were ready for more. I understand other surrounding communities did not get as geared up as we did,” Kay said. “We had people on alert.”
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