Brookhaven Supe Urges Patience In Snow Clean-up: 'This Is 'Nemo' All Over Again'

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico urged residents to be patient as snow crews continue to work the roadways into Tuesday.

"This is Nemo all over again, but thankfully this time the heavy snow didn't occur during the evening rush hour commute," Panico said in a post to Facebook.

Some areas of the town saw up to two-and-a-half feet of snow from the storm.

He described the "absolute worst" areas in the town are the roads adjacent to farm fields and open spaces.

"We just had to send a payloader to areas in Yaphank where the drifts were close to five feet," he said. "However, you can very easily get stuck at an intersection or end up off the road trying to navigate with extremely limited visibility and be stuck in your car for hours."

Panico also urged residents to stay home, unless they are "an essential worker and/or must travel," and for residents who shovel to take breaks and make more frequent, smaller shovel loads.

"Plows from every level of government have been working through the night and will continue for days," he said. "The roads are extremely easy to get stuck on, even with four-wheel drive. Suffolk County has been rescuing essential workers stuck in vehicles this morning."

Garbage collection has been canceled for Tuesday.

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