Snow Emergency Declared For Greenwich: Board Of Selectmen

Information via the town of Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT. – In anticipation of the snowstorm that is expected to begin Sunday evening and continue through Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen has imposed a snow emergency that will restrict on-street parking throughout Greenwich.

The snow emergency, which prohibits on-street parking on designated snow emergency routes, will go into effect at 8 p.m. on Sunday and continue until further notice, according to a news release. The complete list of streets can be found below.

First Selectman Fred Camillo, in consultation with the Emergency Closing Group, has decided that in the interest of the health and safety of town employees and residents, Town Hall offices will be closed Monday. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Town employees, who are able, will be working remotely and will be available via email and voicemail. There will be access to Town Hall for employees who must be present on Monday.

A decision on Town Hall operations for Tuesday will be made at 5 p.m. on Monday. Operational updates will be posted on the town website.

The snow emergency is being imposed because the National Weather Service major winter storm forecast includes blizzard-like conditions with at least 12 to 18 inches of snow and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Moderate coastal flooding with tides 2 to 3 feet above normal also is expected. The snow is expected to fall later this evening into Tuesday afternoon.

The parking ban will enable Department of Public Works crews and its contractors to effectively clear town roadways. Residents are advised to park their vehicles in their driveways or in their yards. Residents also may use municipal parking lots to park their vehicles.

Given the anticipated weather conditions, the Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility will be closed to residents on Monday.

By town ordinance, Greenwich property owners are required to be responsible for keeping all sidewalks along their property clear of snow and ice.

The town of Greenwich prohibits plow contractors from pushing snow from driveways or parking lots onto Town streets. This practice is dangerous and impedes the town's snow removal efforts. If there is no other alternative to pushing snow into the street, the private plow driver must plow off the windrow left across the street by re-plowing until the road is safe.

The Department of Public Works reminds local restaurant operators who have permitted outdoor dining nodes, that the restaurants are responsible for all snow cleanup of the areas behind the node barriers. Restaurant operators also are responsible for cleaning the sidewalk along the front of their respective property. Tents and canopies should be removed until after the storm.

We are requesting residents that when they are out shoveling snow from their driveways and sidewalks, to also clear nearby fire hydrants. By clearing a three-foot radius around the hydrant will help save precious time in battling a fire.

The snow emergency will remain in effect until the Board of Selectmen, which is the town's traffic authority, removes the emergency declaration. Residents should avoid all downed utility wires and assume they are live.

In the event of flooding, residents are urged to stay out of flooded basements. Energized wiring or outlets below the water line may pose a hazard. Natural gas service in a flooded basement may also pose a danger.

Safety tips when arranging to have natural gas service restored once flood waters have receded:

• If the natural gas meter and/or regulator were under water, customers must first contact their natural gas company.
• If any natural gas equipment (furnace, boiler, water heater, etc.) has been under water, they need to contact a plumbing and heating contractor to have the equipment checked.
• Those affected can then contact their natural gas company to have service restored. Homeowners should never attempt to turn on or shut off natural gas service.

TO REPORT ONLY EMERGENCIES: For all police, fire and EMS emergencies, dial 911.

Emergency Helplines – Utilities:

• Aquarion Water Company 1-800-732-9678
• Eversource 1-800-286-2000
• CT Natural Gas Company 1-203-869-6900
• Optimum/Altice 1-866-950-3278
• Frontier Communications 1-800-239-4430

WARMING CENTER

Should residents lose power, the following location is available as a warming and electronic device charging center:

• Greenwich Public Safety Complex, 11 Bruce Place. Open 24/7.

SNOW EMERGENCY STREETS

CENTRAL GREENWICH

• Amogerone Crossway
• Arch Street
• Benedict Place
• Bolling Place
• Brookside Drive
• Bruce Park Avenue
• Bruce Place
• Church Street
• Connecticut Avenue
• Davis Avenue
• East Elm Street
• East Putnam Avenue (Maple Ave. to Library)
• Fawcett Place
• Field Point Road
• Greenwich Avenue
• Grigg Street
• Havemeyer Place
• Hillside Road
• Horseneck Lane
• Hunter Place
• Lafayette Place
• Lake Avenue
• Lawrence Street
• LeGrande Avenue
• Lenox Drive
• Lewis Street
• Lexington Avenue
• Locust Street
• Page 5:
• Maher Avenue
• Maple Avenue
• Mason Street
• Milbank Avenue
• Perryridge Road
• Railroad Avenue
• Ridge Street
• Sherwood Place
• Shore Road
• Sound View Drive
• Steamboat Road
• West Elm Street
• West Putnam Avenue
• William Street

BYRAM

• Beech Street
• Byram Road
• Cedar Street
• Chestnut Street
• Church Street West
• Delavan Avenue
• Division Street West
• Page 6:
• Hervey Street
• Kirby Street
• Mead Street
• Mill Street
• North Water Street
• Oak Street
• Pine Street
• Richland Road
• South Water Street
• Spruce Street
• Western Junior Highway
• William Street West

CHICKAHOMINY

• Hamilton Avenue
• Old Field Point Road
• Saint Roch Avenue

PEMBERWICK

• Comly Avenue
• Pemberwick Road
• Moshier Street

GLENVILLE

• Glenville Road/Street from Glenridge Road to Pemberwick Road
• Riversville Road from Glenville Road, north to entrance to Glenville School

COS COB

• Bible Street
• East Putnam Avenue (Field Rd. to Diamond Hill)
• Loughlin Avenue
• Orchard Street
• Relay Place
• River Road
• River Road Extension
• Sinawoy Road
• Strickland Road
• Suburban Avenue
• Valley Road

RIVERSIDE AND MIANUS

• Hendrie Avenue
• North Sound Beach Avenue
• Valley Road

OLD GREENWICH

• Arcadia Road
• Lockwood Avenue
• Sound Beach Avenue
• West End Avenue