Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Good morning.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm Tony Cruz. Happy to have the mayor of the
City of Lovelle, Mayor Craig Greenberg, joining us this morning.
With mister Mayor, I was it YouTube or was it
ex that you were driving around in a truck yesterday?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
I did, Yeah, I went with to Shawn yesterday. We
were doing some plowing in salting on Hurstbourne Parkway, on
Fern Valley Road on popular level. I really wanted to
see the roads for myself. I also wanted to just
really get to be with folks that were doing the
hard work. We've got one hundred and ten snow routes,
twenty seven hundred miles of snow lanes that were plowing,
(00:38):
and I thought it was important for me to know
to be supportive of them, but also to learn and
to see that in action so we can always continue
to make improvement. They're doing a great job. They've been
working twenty four seven since yesterday morning at six am.
Now most of the routes have gotten two passes. But
we're going to continue at this for as long as
(00:58):
it takes, least in twenty four hours, probably thirty six
to forty eight, until you know, with all this precipitation
coming over a thirty six hour period has made their
job very hard. Mother Nature is not helping us on
this one, Tony. So we've got to do it ourselves.
And we're going to keep plowing and salting the roads
as we have been for twenty four hours, and we're
going to keep at it for as long as it takes.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
If there's any sunshine in this, it's that the freezing
rain wasn't as bad as you know, we got sleep,
but the freezing rain could have been made things worse,
particularly with power outages.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
That's right. Yesterday we were very concerned about the roads
and potential power outages through the night last night. The
good news is that that was not as bad as
was forecasted. Certainly, the storm overall was pretty gone close
to what everybody forecasted. It's been very significant, you know,
the biggest no accumulation we've had in what twenty five
or more years here. But the good news is there
(01:55):
aren't as many power outages. So but yes, yeah, one
are of hope and we're just going to keep at
it to get everyone back back and going.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
When do will we start seeing the secondary roads get
hit today or treated?
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I should say, Well, a couple of things to remember.
So we have one hundred and ten snow routes two thousand,
seven hundred miles of lanes that we plow, and that's
what we plow, So that's you know. And the interstates
are done by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, so Waterson Gene
Snyder sixty five, seventy one sixty four. The states doing those,
(02:31):
and they we really appreciate our partnership with them. But
you can go online and see the routes that we plow.
Those are the ones that we plow and that we salt.
A couple of things people should know. If you live
in a neighborhood, you know, we might not ever plow
the road. It doesn't mean we don't care about you.
It means you might have a homeowers association that is responsible,
or just because we're trying to focus on the biggest
(02:52):
roads so we can get the most people moving again.
So that's that's one thing to know. And then also
just because the roads been plowed once does not mean
that we're encouraging people to get back on and having
today particularly, let's get the rest of the snow through
here and then give our crews some chance without any
precipitation to continue to plow and salt the roads throughout
(03:15):
the day today. We're encouraging people to stay home today
as well. Almost absolutely necessary to get out the supplies.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
I mean, I would seemingly think that we would have
a lot of supply for this storm, just given the
fact we haven't had really this much ice for a while.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Yeah, we are well stocked. I literally just before the radio,
just before this interview, hung up with the folks over there.
We've got plenty of salt. I'm going to head out
there as soon as I'm done with you. That's my
first stop this morning to say thanks to them. We
did just order eight thousand tons of more salt that's
coming in next week, but that's really to restock. We've
got plenty for this to get us through that, so
(03:53):
there's no concern. We're not going to run out of that.
We're going to keep our trucks out on the road
plowing and salting as long as necessary.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
There was something that came across my mind. You know,
we've had some new openings of lanes on the interstate
systems and Gene Schnyder three lanes four lanes now, you know,
or six lanes if you will, on some of these places,
and that's more coverage that has to be you know,
it's right covered, so to speak, bye bye by these
But it seems like the crews have done pretty marvelous job.
(04:23):
There's you know, there's still some exits that need to
be worked one, but I'm sure that they've.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Done just yeah. On the interstates again, the Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet does that. They're responsible for the ramps as well.
You know, what what we do do is once we
get the main passes done and once the accumulation stops,
then we'll be able to do the cleanup work. Then
we'll be able to work on the shoulders of the lanes.
Then we'll be able to do you know, on main
streets that have turning lanes and things like that and crossovers,
(04:48):
we'll be able to get those areas as well. That's
probably more likely going to start happening tomorrow because I
think we've got a pretty full day with continued accumulation
this morning. You know, it's going to take a while
for it takes about twelve hours for our crews to
do one pass of the entire county to do all
one hundred and ten rounds.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Yeah, and I know sidewalks right now, they'll be treated
as finish.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
I'm glad you mentioned yeah on sidewalks. Sidewalks, Tony, that's
actually something I'm glad you mentioned. That sidewalks are the
responsibility of the property owner in most cases, So if
you're a homeowner, or if you're a business owner, or
if you're a renter, the sidewalks are your responsibility to
keep those clear, so encouraging people, you know, wait till
it's safe, but that that is the owner's responsibility.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
And finally, how is Tark doing? Are they are there
going to be an operation today or were they so?
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Tark suspended service last night and we had an emergency
number if anybody was stranded because they had taken Tark
to get somewhere and could not get back. I've not
yet heard this morning. I've got a meeting here at
the top of the hour that I'm going to get
that information on what we'll let everybody know and post
about that. But I've not yet heard this morning about
Turk status.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Appreciate your time, Mayor Greenberg. I know you're very, very
busy and appreciate you spending some time with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Thanks Tony. We're going to keep at it, get everyone
back on the roads. Remember to stay warm, stay safe,
keep connected. And also one last thing, if you know
there are people that might need to go for medical
purpose or something else that might not have the right vehicle.
Four by fours are doing much better out there than
the smaller cars. If you've got a four by four
and you're willing to help somebody that's in need, that
really needs to be out there, reach out. Let people
(06:30):
know you're willing to help them out, or if you
need a ride, please reach out to some friends and
ask them to help find one. We saw a lot
of small cars in particular that were stranded yesterday. We
don't want people to get stranded out there, so this
is a great time to help a friend, particularly if
you have a vehicle that's going to do better out
there if you absolutely need.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
To travel, Appreciate it again, Thank you, mayor Craig Greenberg. Tony,
All right, have a great day and a safe day.
We've got to take a break. We're coming back with
sports John Alden next on NewsRadio eight Porty whas
Good morning.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm Tony Cruz. Happy to have the mayor of the
City of Lovelle, Mayor Craig Greenberg, joining us this morning.
With mister Mayor, I was it YouTube or was it
ex that you were driving around in a truck yesterday?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
I did, Yeah, I went with to Shawn yesterday. We
were doing some plowing in salting on Hurstbourne Parkway, on
Fern Valley Road on popular level. I really wanted to
see the roads for myself. I also wanted to just
really get to be with folks that were doing the
hard work. We've got one hundred and ten snow routes,
twenty seven hundred miles of snow lanes that were plowing,
(00:38):
and I thought it was important for me to know
to be supportive of them, but also to learn and
to see that in action so we can always continue
to make improvement. They're doing a great job. They've been
working twenty four seven since yesterday morning at six am.
Now most of the routes have gotten two passes. But
we're going to continue at this for as long as
(00:58):
it takes, least in twenty four hours, probably thirty six
to forty eight, until you know, with all this precipitation
coming over a thirty six hour period has made their
job very hard. Mother Nature is not helping us on
this one, Tony. So we've got to do it ourselves.
And we're going to keep plowing and salting the roads
as we have been for twenty four hours, and we're
going to keep at it for as long as it takes.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
If there's any sunshine in this, it's that the freezing
rain wasn't as bad as you know, we got sleep,
but the freezing rain could have been made things worse,
particularly with power outages.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
That's right. Yesterday we were very concerned about the roads
and potential power outages through the night last night. The
good news is that that was not as bad as
was forecasted. Certainly, the storm overall was pretty gone close
to what everybody forecasted. It's been very significant, you know,
the biggest no accumulation we've had in what twenty five
or more years here. But the good news is there
(01:55):
aren't as many power outages. So but yes, yeah, one
are of hope and we're just going to keep at
it to get everyone back back and going.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
When do will we start seeing the secondary roads get
hit today or treated?
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I should say, Well, a couple of things to remember.
So we have one hundred and ten snow routes two thousand,
seven hundred miles of lanes that we plow, and that's
what we plow, So that's you know. And the interstates
are done by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, so Waterson Gene
Snyder sixty five, seventy one sixty four. The states doing those,
(02:31):
and they we really appreciate our partnership with them. But
you can go online and see the routes that we plow.
Those are the ones that we plow and that we salt.
A couple of things people should know. If you live
in a neighborhood, you know, we might not ever plow
the road. It doesn't mean we don't care about you.
It means you might have a homeowers association that is responsible,
or just because we're trying to focus on the biggest
(02:52):
roads so we can get the most people moving again.
So that's that's one thing to know. And then also
just because the roads been plowed once does not mean
that we're encouraging people to get back on and having
today particularly, let's get the rest of the snow through
here and then give our crews some chance without any
precipitation to continue to plow and salt the roads throughout
(03:15):
the day today. We're encouraging people to stay home today
as well. Almost absolutely necessary to get out the supplies.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
I mean, I would seemingly think that we would have
a lot of supply for this storm, just given the
fact we haven't had really this much ice for a while.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Yeah, we are well stocked. I literally just before the radio,
just before this interview, hung up with the folks over there.
We've got plenty of salt. I'm going to head out
there as soon as I'm done with you. That's my
first stop this morning to say thanks to them. We
did just order eight thousand tons of more salt that's
coming in next week, but that's really to restock. We've
got plenty for this to get us through that, so
(03:53):
there's no concern. We're not going to run out of that.
We're going to keep our trucks out on the road
plowing and salting as long as necessary.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
There was something that came across my mind. You know,
we've had some new openings of lanes on the interstate
systems and Gene Schnyder three lanes four lanes now, you know,
or six lanes if you will, on some of these places,
and that's more coverage that has to be you know,
it's right covered, so to speak, bye bye by these
But it seems like the crews have done pretty marvelous job.
(04:23):
There's you know, there's still some exits that need to
be worked one, but I'm sure that they've.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Done just yeah. On the interstates again, the Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet does that. They're responsible for the ramps as well.
You know, what what we do do is once we
get the main passes done and once the accumulation stops,
then we'll be able to do the cleanup work. Then
we'll be able to work on the shoulders of the lanes.
Then we'll be able to do you know, on main
streets that have turning lanes and things like that and crossovers,
(04:48):
we'll be able to get those areas as well. That's
probably more likely going to start happening tomorrow because I
think we've got a pretty full day with continued accumulation
this morning. You know, it's going to take a while
for it takes about twelve hours for our crews to
do one pass of the entire county to do all
one hundred and ten rounds.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Yeah, and I know sidewalks right now, they'll be treated
as finish.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
I'm glad you mentioned yeah on sidewalks. Sidewalks, Tony, that's
actually something I'm glad you mentioned. That sidewalks are the
responsibility of the property owner in most cases, So if
you're a homeowner, or if you're a business owner, or
if you're a renter, the sidewalks are your responsibility to
keep those clear, so encouraging people, you know, wait till
it's safe, but that that is the owner's responsibility.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
And finally, how is Tark doing? Are they are there
going to be an operation today or were they so?
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Tark suspended service last night and we had an emergency
number if anybody was stranded because they had taken Tark
to get somewhere and could not get back. I've not
yet heard this morning. I've got a meeting here at
the top of the hour that I'm going to get
that information on what we'll let everybody know and post
about that. But I've not yet heard this morning about
Turk status.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Appreciate your time, Mayor Greenberg. I know you're very, very
busy and appreciate you spending some time with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Thanks Tony. We're going to keep at it, get everyone
back on the roads. Remember to stay warm, stay safe,
keep connected. And also one last thing, if you know
there are people that might need to go for medical
purpose or something else that might not have the right vehicle.
Four by fours are doing much better out there than
the smaller cars. If you've got a four by four
and you're willing to help somebody that's in need, that
really needs to be out there, reach out. Let people
(06:30):
know you're willing to help them out, or if you
need a ride, please reach out to some friends and
ask them to help find one. We saw a lot
of small cars in particular that were stranded yesterday. We
don't want people to get stranded out there, so this
is a great time to help a friend, particularly if
you have a vehicle that's going to do better out
there if you absolutely need.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
To travel, Appreciate it again, Thank you, mayor Craig Greenberg. Tony,
All right, have a great day and a safe day.
We've got to take a break. We're coming back with
sports John Alden next on NewsRadio eight Porty whas
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.