City of Fayetteville preps for snow
YOU?
>> SHOW WE HAVE OUR TEAM
COVERING PRETTY MUCH
EVERYWHERE. BUT WE ARE KEEPING
A CLOSE EYE ON OUR SOUTHEASTERN
COUNTIES AS SNOW MOVES INTO THE
COVERAGE AREA. THESE ARE AREAS
THAT ARE UNDER A WINTER STORM
WARNING RIGHT NOW. THAT
INCLUDES CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND
FAYETTEVILLE, WHERE WE ARE
SEEING SOME SNOWFLAKES FALL.
THAT SORT. THAT IS TRUE.
I SHOULD SAY JUST HOURS AGO,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS
ANNOUNCED SCHOOLS WILL BE
CLOSED FOR STUDENTS TOMORROW AT
A REMOTE WORK DAY FOR STAFF.
>> JOINING US NOW LIVE IS
FAYETTEVILLE'S MAYOR MITCH
COLVIN. GREAT TO SEE YOU.
SO IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS
SINCE WE'VE SEEN SIZABLE SNOW
AND FAYETTEVILLE, WHAT'S A TOP
PRIORITY FOR YOU TONIGHT TO
KEEP FOLKS SAFE
>> WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION OUT
OF OUR CITIZENS TO REMAIN YOU
KNOW, WE WANT TO KNOW THAT THE
CITY HAS BEEN MAKING
PREPARATIONS. PUTIN NOW PRIME
AND DOING WHAT WE CAN ALL CITY
MAINTAIN ROADS FOR THE LAST DAY
AND A HALF. WE HAVE TRUCKS ON
THE ROADS AND WE HAVE A NEW
ANOTHER PRO COMING IN TONIGHT.
AT 8 O'CLOCK. SO WHATEVER ONE,
IF YOU CAN'T GET TO A SAFE
PLACE TO STAY STILL. BUT WE
DO HAVE WHY FLAG OPTIONS
AVAILABLE THAT CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, HIS TALENT FOR THOSE
WHO NEED SHELTER. SO WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE SAFE.
WE'RE SHOWING SOME OF THE VIDEO
ON THE OTHER PART OF THE SCREEN
OF 2022. IN THE LAST TIME THE
FAYETTEVILLE SANY SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL.
>> WE'LL SEE IF THERE ARE
SIMILAR IMAGES COMING OUT OF
THIS EVENT. HE TALKED ABOUT THE
WORK THAT THE CREWS ARE DOING
OUT ON THE ROADS. WE'VE BEEN
TELLING PEOPLE ALSO WITH THE
TIMING TO STAY OFF THE ROADS
TO BE SAFE. ANY ADVICE YOU HAVE
FOR PEOPLE ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY ON WHAT THEY CAN DO TO
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS READY
FOR THIS.
>> WELL, IF YOU WANT TO HELP
US AGAIN, GET TO A SAFE PLACE
AND STAY OFF THE ROADS, ALLOW
CREWS TO DO THEIR WORK AT THE
MANSION. IS IN A SAFE POSITION
AND WE JUST WANT TO KNOW TO
CITY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE.
WE PLAN TO OPEN UP AT 10:00AM
TOMORROW UNLESS THERE SOME
IMPACTFUL CHANGES TO THE
WEATHER. CITY SERVICES WILL
CONTINUE CERTAINLY REACH OUT
TO US HERE AT CITY HALL FOR
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
BUT THE MAIN THING IS THEY SAVE
GET TO A SAFE PLACE AND LET THE
PROFESSIONALS AND LET THE
SAFETY OFFICIALS DO
THEIR JOB.
>> SO ARE MAYOR COLVIN EVERY
TIME THERE'S NO FALL, WE HEAR
FROM FOLKS SAYING, HEY, THE
BIGGER ROADWAYS ARE CLEARED,
BUT MY SIDE STREETS, OUR
SMALLER STREETS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT GETTING
CLEARED. CAN YOU TELL FOLKS
WHAT THE PLAN IS IN TERMS OF
PRIORITIZING ROADS?
>> WELL, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW,
THE CITY MAINTAIN ROSE ALMOST
ALL SMALLER, A ROADS DEAL TO
MAINTAIN AS MOST OF THE LARGER
AREAS. AND SO WE WILL BE MAKING
AROUND SOME OF THE WHAT TRAVEL
ROADS. BUT THE MAIN THING IS TO
TAKE PRECAUTIONS WITH THE ICE.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU
CANNOT SEE. AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO
STAY PUT AND STAY IN A SAFE
PLACE. SO WE WILL MAKE OUR WAY
AROUND TO SOME OF THOSE SMALL
AREAS OF SOME OF THOSE
NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRY POINTS.
BUT THE MAIN THING IS TO STAY
SAFE, STAY OFF THE ROADS SO
THAT WE CAN DO IT EFFECTIVELY.
>> IT QUICKLY JUST REITERATE
SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE. YOU TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE SHELTERS THAT ARE OPEN.
BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED
SOME HELP OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, CERTAINLY A WHITE FLAG
NIGHT. WE PARTNER WITH
SALVATION ARMY. WE HAVE A TRUE
VINE AND THERE ARE A FEW OF THE
SHELTERS AND THE.
>> WHY FLAG NIGHTS ARE RUN BY
COMING COUNTY AND THEY COULD
GET MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
BUT I KNOW THOSE 2 ARE
CERTAINLY A SIGNIFICANT SPOTS.
ALSO, A BUS SERVICES WILL
CONTINUE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
PEOPLE ARE ON SOME EMERGENCY
POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE THEM TO
GET TO AND FROM WORK ON BUS
SERVICE WILL START AT 10:00AM
TOMORROW ALONG WITH OTHER CITY
SERVICES. SO WE ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE CITY
WILL CONTINUE TO TO MAINTAIN
HIS OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
SERVICES. BUT THE MAIN THING IS
TO STAY PUT IF IS IF YOU CAN
POSSIBLY DO IT AND GIVEN A SAFE
PLACE AND ALLOW ROSE TO BE
CLEAR. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S OUR
MITCH COLVIN, THANKS SO MUCH
FOR THAT INFORMATION. NICE TO
KNOW THERE ARE ALTERNATE WAYS