By J. Miles Layton
FAIRMONT — Though Old Man Winter’s shock troops of snow and ice have invaded North Central West Virginia, small armies of snow removal crews have recaptured most streets and highways in Marion County.
A state of emergency that had been in effect on Saturday and Sunday was lifted by midday Monday.
“At this point, I figure we’ve done 90 to 95 percent of our streets, so much so that we have started working on side streets and alleys,” said Joe Feltz, Fairmont’s Public Works director, on Monday after hastily eating a late lunch around 2 p.m.
Feltz said a crew of eight men with seven snow removal trucks started work around 4 a.m. Saturday and didn’t stop until 5 p.m. when a second shift crew of six men took over the reins for the midnight/afternoon shift. About 12 hours later, the process repeated itself as snow removal crews were busy clearing 110 miles of city streets on Monday. So far, Feltz said, each snow removal crew member from public works will be paid for 12 to 16 hours of overtime at time-and-a-half.
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