IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SNOW DAY
District parents reacted with a wintry mix of anger, frustration and gritty pride over Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's decision to open D.C. schools two hours late today after snow shuttered every other school system in the region. Some parents said that while the snow had stopped by the time doors opened, the District's decision did not account for the condition of streets and sidewalks that remained unplowed in many neighborhoods. The District does not bus most of its students, more than 40 percent of whom attend schools outside their official neighborhood boundaries. That means they walk or rely on public or parental transportation. (Washington Post)
AFTER SNOWFALL, CONCERN LINGERS
With some roads still covered in parts of Southern Maryland, crews are keeping a close eye on those that are bordered by fields. "These wind gusts are a primary concern. As we're going through and plowing a gust of wind comes and sweeps snow back over the roadway and we have to plow once again," Rakowski says. "We're reaching bare pavement in many of our locations. That's really the goal, and then treat the roads with salt. Salt is effective to 20 degrees," she says. (WTOP)
LIGHTS TOO BRIGHT
George Stanton is facing sanctions from the home owners association in Spring Ridge because of the extra lighting his daughter installed in the yard after vandals damaged some of their property. Stanton said she reported the vandalism to the police, but they haven't found the person or people responsible. That's when she got permission from the Spring Bridge Conservancy's board of directors to put surveillance cameras on the property. (Frederick News-Post)
HOUSING SLUMP FAR FROM OVER
Prince William County officials are predicting that it will take up to two years for housing prices to stabilize, according to county documents. A prolonged drought in the housing market is one of several forecasts for the next five years to be presented to the county Board of Supervisors by Finance Director Chris Martino on Tuesday. (DC Examiner)
