Dear Friends:

This weekend marked the first of what will almost certainly be more snow storms in 2012. I want to thank our Public Works and Transportation, Traffic, and Parking crews for working swiftly over the weekend to make our streets safe and passable.

Public Works crews, mechanics, and subcontractors put in close to 1,500 hours of work treating roads and clearing snow over the weekend. One hundred tons of mixed sand and salt and 318 tons of treated salt were applied to city roads.

I also want to thank the many New Haven residents who did their part shoveling out sidewalks and cars and adhered to the downtown parking ban. In every neighborhood, one could find numerous people who went above and beyond to help neighbors shovel out. It's that kind of spirit that makes me proud ...