Snow Procedures and Cancellations: Move Those Vehicles! [UPDATED]
Feb 4, 2010 18:53 - 1 Comment
The announcements are starting to settle in my inbox like the snowflakes we expect this weekend.The National Weather Service is now saying:>
A major winter storm comparable to the December 19, 2009 event is now imminent for the region. Winter storm preparations should be rushed to completion. 16-24″ of snow possible for Montgomery County with near Blizzard conditions likely Saturday. Event onset is around noon tomorrow with several inches expected by the Friday Afternoon rush hours. Travel may become extremely difficult if not impossible Friday evening through Saturday.
How You Can Help
The City of Rockville is asking all of us to do our part to help with snow removal this weekend to make it as quick as possible.
To allow crews to clear roads, we are asked to remove all vehicles from roads by 10 AM on Friday, including neighborhood streets. All vehicles should be parked in garages and driveways whenever possible.
Typically, those without garages or driveways are asked to park on a designated side of the street. However, because the predicted storm this weekend is for a significant amount of snow, the City is asking residents to remove all vehicles from the road.
Residents with garages or driveways should park all vehicles off the street. Those without a garage or driveway are asked to find alternate parking arrangements when possible.
During this weekend’s snowstorm, residents are reminded of the snow ordinance, which states:
Snow must be removed from sidewalks, steps, driveways, parking spaces and similar paved areas for public use (including access ramps and curbs) within 48 hours after a snowfall of more than three inches.When clearing paved areas, provide a safe, unobstructed, passable path 36 inches wide.
Ice must be removed or treated within 24 hours, and surfaces must be treated to prevent re-freezing.
We’ll try to keep this post updated with the latest cancellations from this “potentially paralyzing” storm, but we should all probably expect all the events from Friday through – at least – Sunday to be cancelled.
Check the City’s Weather Lines for updated information on closings for City activities and events.
The only question is whether the events will be rescheduled. Here’s what we have:
Strathmore:
Strathmore has announced the cancellation of the Music Center at Strathmore 5th Anniversary Celebration concert “Luck Be a Lady” on Friday, February 5 at 8 p.m. The anniversary festivities, including cake and an after party are rescheduled to coincide with the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour concert on Friday, February 19. The Gato & the Palenke Music Co. concert is postponed until Friday, April 9 at 9 p.m.
The entire Strathmore campus is closed on Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7. This includes all education classes and performances in the Music Center and Mansion.
Patrons who have already purchased tickets or enrolled in a class should go to www.strathmore.org or contact the Strathmore ticket office for more information at (301) 581-5100.
VisArts
The Friday, February 5, 2010, opening for Points of Departure has been postponed to
Tuesday, February 9th from 6:30-8:30pm. They will announce the winners of the three prizes at the new time.
Art After Hours and The Drumming Circle has been canceled for February. My face has a very sad look, really. We wanted to drum with our music teacher Nancy Nuttle.
It’s supposed to be a big one! If you’re on Twitter, Brad Rourke is calling for the official hashtag for this weekend’s snowstorm to be #snomg2dc. Don’t forget the #rkv so it shows up on all our Rockville sites!
[UPDATE:]
City of Rockville closings:
All City of Rockville facilities and programs will close early Friday, Feb. 5, and will remain closed Saturday, Feb. 6. Some programs and facilities will remain closed on Sunday, Feb. 7, and officials will make that decision on Saturday. Check the City’s Weather Lines for updates.
- Fallsmead and Montrose Discovery Preschool Childcare Programs will close at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5.
- All after-school programs canceled Friday, Feb. 5. Those include Beall Kidz Club and Twinbrook Renaissance.
- All teen programs canceled Friday, Feb. 5, through Sunday, Feb. 7.
- All sports programs canceled Friday, Feb. 5, through Sunday, Feb. 7.
- All classes are canceled Friday, Feb. 5, through Sunday, Feb. 7.
- Rockville Civic Park Center, including Glenview Mansion and F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, will close at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5. It will remain closed Saturday, Feb. 6, and Sunday, Feb. 7. All performances canceled or postponed.
- Rockville Senior Center will close at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 6.
- Rockville Swim and Fitness Center will close at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and will be closed on Saturday, Feb. 6.
- Thomas Farm Community Center will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and remain closed Saturday, Feb. 6.
- Twinbrook Community Recreation Center will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and remain closed Saturday, Feb. 6.
- Lincoln Park Community Center will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and remain closed Saturday, Feb. 6.
- Croydon Creek Nature Center will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and will remain close on Saturday, Feb. 6.
- The Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, has been canceled
Montgomery County’s closings:
- Public Libraries – closed Saturday and Sunday. Materials due on February 5 through 10 will have their due dates extended by one week. There will be no fines charged from February 5 through February 10. Customers are asked not to return library materials until libraries re-open and not to leave materials anywhere on the premises.
- Recreation Facilities – closed Saturday and Sunday;
- Community use of schools activities – cancelled Saturday and Sunday to allow schools to concentrate on plowing operations.
- Solid Waste Services Transfer Station – closing at 5 p.m. Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday. There will be no yard trim pickups next week.
- County-operated Liquor Stores – closing at 5 p.m. today; closed Saturday;
- Bethesda Circulator (trolley) – service suspended at 9 p.m. Friday; no service Saturday
For the latest snow information on closing, plowing operations, etc. go to the Montgomery County website.
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We have already been in conversation with Nancy about trying to get the drumming circle together again for the April Art After Hours…… I will keep you posted as a lot of interest was generated for this event and some nice drummers from several circles were making plans to attend.Many resident artists plan to be in their studios for the photography show opening on Tuesday night, so please come and see what we are working on!