SPOKANE, Wash. — It takes four inches or more to trigger a 24-7, full-city plow in the City of Spokane. And while the Spokane International Airport recorded seven inches of snow, the city did not activate a full-city plow.
The city says North Spokane, particularly in the Garland neighborhood, saw several inches of snow. But most other neighborhoods did not see nearly as much, which is a key reason why the city says it didn’t initiate a full-city plow.
Instead of a blanket response, the city says it used a targeted approach. Crews worked close to 20 hours a day, monitoring traffic cameras, weather alerts, real-time conditions and shifting plows to the hardest-hit areas…