Lack Of Snow A Delight For Many Across Delaware Valley

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WASCALLED INTO HELP SEVERALRESIDENTS MO WHO WEREDISPLACED.PROBABLY NOTICE, IT WASPRETTY WARM TODAY.AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THETRENDS THIS WINTER.THE LACK OF SNOW SO FAR HASBEEN A DELIGHT FOR MANY ACROSSTHE REGION.WE FOUND PUBLIC WORKSEMPLOYEES LARGELY ARE VERYHAPPY WITH THE MILD WINTER.CLEVE BRYAN IS IN CHERRY HILLTO EXPLAIN.DISBELIEVE.Reporter: UKEE, YOU KNOW IHAVE ' BEEN GETTING THOSEQUESTIONS ALL WINTER, DAD,WHEN IS IT GOING TO SNOW?DAD CONSIDERATION WE GOSLEDDING?I GUESS THE GOOD NEWS IS THATIT IS EASIER FOR TO BE DRIVEON, BETTER FOR THE PUBLICWORKS CREWS, THERE IS FAR LESSROAD MAINTENANCE THAT HAS TOBE DONE, LESS WEAR AND TEARFROM THAWING, ICING, SALTING,PLOWING, AND ALSO EARLY STARTON MAKING SOME OF THOSEREPAIRS THAT THEY DO HAVE TODO.WE WENT OUT WITH THE CAMDENCOUNTY PUBLIC WORKS CREWEARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.THEY WERE SEALING CRACKS ONSPRINGDALE ROAD IN CHERRYHILL.THE IF THE DEPARTMENT ISN'TCLEANING UP SNOW KEEPING UP ONMAINTENANCE, SO THE WORKERSARE ALSO GETTING EARLY STARTON TREE MAINTENANCE.THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THE PARKSIN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE SPRING,AND TURN THE TRIES BEFORE THESPRING AND SUMMER THUNDERSTORMSEASONS.I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PUBLICWORKS LEADERS ABOUT WHYTHEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIMEWITH THIS MILD WINTER.WELL IT, GIVES US A LOTMORE TIME TO DO TREE WORKHONESTLY, WHEN IT IS SNOW ITIS ALL HANDS ON DECK, SOEVERYBODY'S DRIVING SALT TRUCKOR PUSH WITHING A PLOW, AND,YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING ANY SNOWFREES US TO UP DO A LOT MOREPROJECTS.SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OFTREE MAINTENANCE, OVERALLWORKING THE PARKS, ACTUALLYBENEFICIAL TO US.SO OF COURSE WE GET THEBENEFIT FROM THE PARKS, ANDTHE BETTER SAFETY, WITH FEWERTREES FALLING ON OUR LINES,ALSO COMING UP ON "EYEWITNESSNEWS," I'LL TELL YOU WHY IT ISGOOD FOR OUR TAX TOSS HAVE A