‘We need to do more to get it right’: Prince George鈥檚 Co. acting exec addresses snow removal efforts

Trucks plowing snow on 24th Ave in Temple Hills, Maryland.
Trucks plowing snow on 24th Ave in Temple Hills, Maryland. (海角精品黑料/Jimmy Alexander)
The road conditions outside of Paballo Arellano鈥檚 home in Temple Hills. (海角精品黑料/Jimmy Alexander)
Tara Jackson, Prince George鈥檚 County Acting County Executive admitted the county needs to do more during a press conference on snow removal. (海角精品黑料/Jimmy Alexander)
Prince George鈥檚 County resident Paballo Arellano questions Prince George鈥檚 County Acting County Executive Tara Jackson during a press conference. (海角精品黑料/Jimmy Alexander)
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Trucks plowing snow on 24th Ave in Temple Hills, Maryland.

On Friday, Tara Jackson, acting county executive, visited the intersection of Catskill Street and 24th Avenue in Temple Hills and saw first-hand the snow and ice from Monday that remain on the roads.

鈥淚鈥檓 concerned about some of the operation, not all of the operation,” Jackson said. 鈥淚t wasn’t for lack of effort, it wasn’t for lack of planning, but we need to do more to get it right.鈥

Jackson told 海角精品黑料 that 500 workers have been working nonstop to clear the 2,000 roadways in Prince George鈥檚 County, and preparations started last Friday.

One of the issues has been the cold temperatures. The rock salt used by the county does not work effectively when temperatures are well below freezing.

Michael Johnson, the Prince George鈥檚 County Department of Public Works and Transportation director, said the county spent $30,000 on 12,000 gallons of a new deicing compound that works better with lower temperatures.

Johnson pointed out that the county clears primary roads first and then moves to clear the neighborhood streets.

Afterward, Jackson said that she was going to take a look at the entire operation and make sure they get around to their neighborhoods in a timely fashion.

During this press conference, one resident came outside their home and approached the Jackson looking for answers.

Paballo Arellano told Jackson, 鈥淚t鈥檚 96 hours out for the storm, and we still aren’t able to leave our houses.鈥

Jackson told Arellano that she appreciated his feedback, it was the reason they were out there and that they were going to look at certain areas of the county鈥檚 operation.

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Jimmy Alexander

Jimmy Alexander has been a part of the D.C. media scene as a reporter for DC News Now and a long-standing voice on the Jack Diamond Morning Show. Now, Alexander brings those years spent interviewing newsmakers like President Bill Clinton, Paul McCartney and Sean Connery, to the 海角精品黑料 Newsroom.

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