Spokane's snow plan for 2017

Mayor David Condon and the city announce their snow plow plan for 2017.

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Mon., Oct. 16, 2017

A City of Spokane snowplow, driven by KHQ reporter Joe McHale, runs through a course simulating street obstacles during a press gathering, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, to announce the city's plans for clearing snow this winter season. Media and city officials took turns behind the wheel of the plows.

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Sean Barley, a city of Spokane street maintenance foreman, right, shows Abigail Martin, of neighborhood services, one of the seven new lift gates the city will use on snowplows this winter. The gates allow plow drivers to keep driveway entrances clear of berms when plowing the streets.

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Spokesman-Review reporter Kip Hill gets behind the wheel of a City of Spokane snowplow and drives a course simulating street obstacles, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.

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Mayor David Condon, right, drives a City of Spokane snowplow past another plow drive by public works director Scott Simmons after a press gathering, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, to announce plans for snow removal this winter season.

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Gary Kaesemeyer, City of Spokane streets director, says the city will devote more resources to clearing the street this winter season.

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