Lexington is already moving ahead to hire the kind of contractor who can handle an ice storm during a stretch of extended cold, Mayor Linda Gorton said today.
“Clearly, under these conditions, we don’t have the tools we need to get the ice off the streets, so we’re going to hire the right kind of help,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. “Ice is becoming a more frequent visitor during our winters. It is a formidable foe. We need to be better prepared to handle it.”
Meanwhile, the city is planning an internal, extensive, military-style after-action review of its response to the current storm. “We want to take a look at what we did right and where we went wrong,” Gorton said. “I will be looking at the full time-line of our preparations for the storm and response to it, organizational structure, including communication and the need for a detailed map of which streets have received treatment; accountability; impact of the $3.5 million investment made last year after the 2025 storm; and more.”
Gorton invited residents, especially those who have lived in cities that experience a lot of ice storms, to contribute their ideas on ways the city can improve. Suggestions can be sent to [email protected].
