Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati has declared a “snow emergency” effective beginning 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1 due to the National Weather Service’s issuing a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 a.m. Jan. 1 through 12 a.m. Jan. 2. The NWS is predicting heavy snow with total accumulations between 4 and 7 inches with winds gusting as high as 35 mph across the region.
The emergency declaration means Moline residents must move parked vehicles off designated snow routes to assist the City in its snow removal efforts. A map of the designated snow routes can be found here:
https://moline.il.us/DocumentCenter/View/367/SnowRouteMap
Mayor Rayapati has authorized and directed the Director of Public Works to assign City forces and equipment from all departments and directed the Director of Public Works to use contracted forces and equipment to clear all streets, including residential streets, in accordance with the snow removal plan.