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The January 2016 blizzard caused Newtown Borough to spend the majority of their snow removal budget.
The storm that dumped about two feet of snow on Newtown cost the borough $190,000 out of its $250,000 snow removal budget, officials said at last week’s Borough Council meeting. A remaining $60,000 will be in place to deal with any further winter weather events that could impact this season and the backend of 2016.
Borough snow crews, unlike the township, are often constrained as to where to place the snow due to the smaller streets in the center of town.
Council members mentioned the efforts put forth by cleanup crews during the blizzard.
