In four surrounding counties, however, cleanup is going slowly, according to county officials. The cost of equipment and labor adds up fast for snow removal. Some crew members worked 30 hours straight through Saturday and Sunday, he said, clearing arterial and residential streets. Despite the October blizzard which dropped 17 inches of snow and the more recent snowfall, the city's snow removal budget is in fair shape, Wacker said. In Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls and Thayer counties, workers are putting in overtime, but getting everything back to normal has been difficult.
Some schools remain closed or started late today.
Others have limited or no bus service. In Clay County, crews began to clear roads Monday morning. By Tuesday, they had drifted shut again, said Tom Roemmich, highway superintendent. Tuesday night's snow and continued winds haven't helped matters. Crews have to replow most of the county's east-west roads.