New York, NY – A new study says the cost of removing snow in New York City is about $1.8 million per inch.
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City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report Wednesday that analyzed more than 10 years of snowstorms.
It does not include the storm that hit the city earlier this week.
The most expensive years for removing snow were winters — like fiscal year 2011 and 2014 — in which the city received the most snow.
But the cost per inch was also high in winters without much snow because the city had certain built-in winter expenses.
Stringer said the most cost-efficient winters are ones with a moderate amount of snow.
The average snowfall during that period was 35.9 inches. And the average annual cost for snow removal was $55.3 million.
I’ll take care of 10 inches for a cool $10 million and save the city and the tax payer a few dollars. Who can say no to such an offer?
Wonder if in Canada the cost is the same.
I know they are faster & more efficient in snow removal.
Offset by all the millions the City doesn’t have to pay the workers who could not get to work that day.
Wow! Think of all the money they saved this week!
1 inch in height or length?
if they would cut the overtime hours they could save a few million