City running out of funds to clear snow
Blizzards that have pummeled the northeast this winter have also pummeled the budgets of many cities. On Tuesday, the Plainfield, Connecticut, Board of Selectmen was forced to pass another $50,000 in funding to meet overtime pay requirements so plow drivers could continue to clear highways. The Norwich Bulletin reports that the figure is the largest amount the town charter says can be approved by residents.
"I think we’re going to be OK for materials, but overtime, we’ve got to have money. We’re broke," selectman Paul Sweet told the Bulletin.
For the 2009-2010 winter, the city appropriated approximately $72,000 in overtime pay. However, the city has received at least 56 inches of snow since December 27 and there are only six workers responsible for plowing 120 miles worth of roads.
The story is not much different in Bethlehem, New York, where the city has issued more than $1.2 million in overtime pay, according to the Albany Times-Union. Many of the top earners were in the city's police department, including one who accrued nearly $48,000 in overtime on top of his $71,000 salary.
"I think we’re going to be OK for materials, but overtime, we’ve got to have money. We’re broke," selectman Paul Sweet told the Bulletin.
For the 2009-2010 winter, the city appropriated approximately $72,000 in overtime pay. However, the city has received at least 56 inches of snow since December 27 and there are only six workers responsible for plowing 120 miles worth of roads.
The story is not much different in Bethlehem, New York, where the city has issued more than $1.2 million in overtime pay, according to the Albany Times-Union. Many of the top earners were in the city's police department, including one who accrued nearly $48,000 in overtime on top of his $71,000 salary.
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