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Spokane’s snow plow Web site ranked No. 1

City of Spokane snow plows clear 6 inches of new snow from 37th Avenue at Regal Street Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.  (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane hasn’t had much of a chance to show off its new snow plan this winter thanks to mild temperatures . It has, however, earned props for its snow plow Web site.

Over the past couple of rough winters, Spokane created an online interactive map so residents can check which streets have been plowed during storms. That effort earned the No. 1 rank on the list of the ” 10 best cities for tracking snow removal online ” by OhMyGov, a Web site that writes about government issues.

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