City of Sequim preps for weekend snow

By Sequim Gazette Staff • December 21, 2021 11:25 am
Jeni Madsen, manager of boys and men clothing at Sequim Walmart, helps shovel a pathway in February 2019 as snow begin to blanket the area. City crews are preparing for the possibility of snowfall this weekend. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash
Jeni Madsen, manager of boys and men clothing at Sequim Walmart, helps shovel a pathway in February 2019 as snow begin to blanket the area. City crews are preparing for the possibility of snowfall this weekend. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash

With a National Weather Service report indicating the possibility of snow this weekend, City of Sequim Public Works crew members will be on call throughout the week and weekend to clear streets if necessary, city officials said Tuesday, Dec. 21.

During snow storms, city crew concentrates on clearing the main arterials first— Washington Street, Sequim Avenue, 5th Avenue, 3rd Avenue, overpasses (and school routes, when schools are in session) are top priorities.

View a map of the snow clearing routes at sequimwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4397.

City crews spread magnesium chloride, a liquid de-icing agent, on main arterials and overpasses when temperatures drop below freezing.

There are 54 miles of city-owned roads and alleyways in the City of Sequim, in addition to parking lots and sidewalks, as well as 19 miles of private streets and roadways within the city limits that the city does not clear. City officials ask community members to help by clearing snow from the sidewalks that adjoin homes and businesses.

For more information, contact Operations Manager Ty Brown at 360-912-3220 or tbrown@sequimwa.gov.