HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – Mayor Brett Smiley of Providence, Rhode Island, has reached out to Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalum and Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim for help with snow removal.
After record breaking snowfall from Blizzard Calvin, Providence is dealing with a long cleanup. To speed up efforts, Mayor Smiley is looking to Hartford and Bridgeport for assistance, as well as Boston and Somerville, MA.
Smiley is asking the cities whether they have extra plow capacity to send to Providence and whether they can share the names of vendors they contract with who are not currently committed to cleanup in their own cities. Providence is also seeking private plow drivers to assist with the effort…