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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Thank you, John. It's a five at news Radio eight
forty Whas and Louisville walk up to between two and
four inches of snow this morning, depending on where you are.
Looks like the light snow has pretty much ended and
we don't have anything to worry about really until tomorrow afternoon.
We could get a light dusting of snow and then
we go into the deep freeze starting on Sunday. Mark
(00:21):
Craig Greenberg, of course has been watching this and is
here to talk about kind of where we are in
this town, and he joins us this morning on our
newsmaker line. Mayor, I always appreciate you spending a few
minutes with us. So what kind of reports are you
getting in terms of the roads and the reaction of
the crews that are out there that have been working
hard really for several hours getting us ready for this
snow onslot.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
That's right, Joe, Good morning everyone, and yeah, our crews
have actually been working since about seven o'clock at night
two nights ago getting ready for this. A big change
that we've made during my time as mayor, as we've
started to brind the roads, which is a mixture of
salt and water and that really helps prevent the snow
from sticking. And you're really seeing that payoff this morning
(01:04):
with where the road conditions are right now. Some areas
you just mentioned, you know, got maybe even more than
four inches of snow. We've had fifty trucks on the
road out overnight treating the roads, whether it was salting
or plowing. As of right now, about ninety percent of
our snow routes have gotten at least one round of treatment.
That could be salt, that could be a plow, it
(01:26):
just depends. But they'll be continuing to go through all
of our twenty seven hundred miles of roadway that are
on our one hundred and eleventh snow routes throughout the
morning today to make sure we get everyone back up
and going. You know, we're plowing, we're doing whatever is
the right treatment for the particular road. And then of
course we're going to be looking towards that weather pattern
coming through tomorrow again into Sunday and what that means
(01:48):
to keep the road safe through the weekend. But we
you know, we're always looking to improve, and we feel
like right now we're in a good place and we're
just going to keep going because any one person inconvenience
is one person too many.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
So we could get a little good luck today if
the temperature warms up into the upper thirties and maybe
even a little more and melt some of this stuff off.
I would assume that could make everybody's job a little easier.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Warmer temperatures are always better in this situation, and you know,
particularly the temperature of the pavement matters tremendously also, And
so we just want people, if they are going out
this morning, to please use caution, be safe. If you
see trucks on the road, give them plenty of distance
to do their work and get their job done for
your safety and for others.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
So one of the challenges you're facing on Sunday is
really not so much about the snow, but it's about
the cold and how that affects so many people in
our area. And I think about things like homeless shelters
and modifications that the police might have to make. I
wonder if you could talk about some of the challenges
that you face when we do get into arctic kind
(02:56):
of temperatures.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yes, we have white flag operations when it does get
incredibly cold, as you just describe, which means we have
more shelter spaces that are available. We have folks from
our Homeless Engagement and Response team that go out on
the streets to help people bring them to shelters, if
to help encourage them to come in from the cold
during these dangerously cold conditions. So we are prepared for that,
(03:21):
we have space for that, and we don't want anyone,
you know, to be out on the streets. You know.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
One of the things that really that I think about
with your job and the multifaceted job that you have,
you have to do a lot of strategic planning, long
term planning, stuff that people never really see in a
lot of cases unless something comes to fruition. But at
the same time, the stuff that people do see are
the crisis moments, whether it's a plane crash or an
(03:49):
explosion or bad weather. And you have to be incredibly flexible,
maybe be ready to turn on a dime to you know,
to solve some of these problems. So, really, you don't
you have more than one job. You've got several jobs
all sort of rolled into this whole thing, right.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Joe, There is never a boring day in this job,
and every day is incredibly challenging, but I really love it.
I view it as an honor and a great responsibility
that I take incredibly seriously as my team does. And
you never know what curve balls are going to come
your way, you know, with snow, it's something that we
prepare for all year round, and so we learned after
(04:27):
the last snowstorms that we had, with those historic storms
that came through earlier this year, but it was last
snow season, we learned a lot. We've changed some things
and now you're seeing improved effort from our team. You're
seeing improved results as a result of that learning. You know,
there are other things that like a plane crash, where
you simply you know you have great first responders. You
(04:48):
let the leaders do their job, You ask a lot
of questions, and from I do my job also as
communicating and ensuring that the public has information and as
real time as possible. You'd be as transparent as possible
with what you know, what's going right, what might not be.
But there's always something different, and every day you're dealing
with so many different issues, and then of course when
(05:11):
things like snow's roll into town, you have to focus
on that because that's you know, the most important thing
is public safety, and sometimes it's preventing violent crime. Sometimes
it's making sure that people can drive safely, and then
pedestrians are safe. Safety is always our number one focus.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
But the interesting thing about your job again is I mean,
you're the point guy, You're the people You're the one
that people listen to and and you know they get
some direction from you. But boy, if you have the
wrong team members in place, if you haven't put the
right the right people to make the decisions that need
to be made on a split second basis, sometimes you're
you're really streaming upstream, you're swimming upstream alone. And you know,
(05:52):
my sense is that the team that you hire is
just so critically important to It's not just Craig Greenberg,
it's the Greenberg and Minute.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Right, that's exactly right. I'm so incredibly proud of the
five thousand colleagues I have at Louisville Metro Government. The
directors of the various agencies that we have are doing
a fantastic job. And look at you know, we've made
some changes over the years, but I'm overall incredibly proud
of and pleased with the great leadership that we have.
We have a new Director of Public Works right now,
(06:21):
Wes who's this is his first snow event. He just
started on Monday with his first official day, but he's
no stranger to this activity. So he and the team
Bill Bell at the Department of Transportation and Nate who's
our interim director of Rhodes. You know they've been planning
for this and so are ready. You've got a great
fire chief that you saw how they responded after the
ups crash. Of course, everyone knows, Chief Paul Humphrey, my
(06:45):
deputy mayors are active every day in leading these efforts.
My chief of staff. I'm very blessed with a really
strong team that keeps the city moving forward in a
new direction and a lot of positive momentum.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Well, preciate you just spending a few minutes with us
this morning. It sounds like we've got the snow situation
under control. You never know what's coming up next, but
I know you guys will be ready for the cold
weather that's coming in here on Sunday, and who knows
what else is ahead. Mary Greenberg, thanks very much for
joining us.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Yeah, well, Joe, if I could just real quickly before
I go, You know it is going going as planned,
but it's never perfect, and so if there are areas
that people think need treatment or something, please call three
to one one. Provide that information into our Metro Safe Call.
That's how we get a lot of information and know
if there are things that we need to improve right
now in the moment, or things that we need to
look at before the next snowstorm. So please keep us
(07:37):
in formed through three to.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
One one sounds good. Three one one city call Mayor.
I appreciate the visit. Thanks very much for joining us
this morning. It's eight thirteen US Radio eight forty whas
Thank you, John. It's a five at news Radio eight
forty Whas and Louisville walk up to between two and
four inches of snow this morning, depending on where you are.
Looks like the light snow has pretty much ended and
we don't have anything to worry about really until tomorrow afternoon.
We could get a light dusting of snow and then
we go into the deep freeze starting on Sunday. Mark
(00:21):
Craig Greenberg, of course has been watching this and is
here to talk about kind of where we are in
this town, and he joins us this morning on our
newsmaker line. Mayor, I always appreciate you spending a few
minutes with us. So what kind of reports are you
getting in terms of the roads and the reaction of
the crews that are out there that have been working
hard really for several hours getting us ready for this
snow onslot.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
That's right, Joe, Good morning everyone, and yeah, our crews
have actually been working since about seven o'clock at night
two nights ago getting ready for this. A big change
that we've made during my time as mayor, as we've
started to brind the roads, which is a mixture of
salt and water and that really helps prevent the snow
from sticking. And you're really seeing that payoff this morning
(01:04):
with where the road conditions are right now. Some areas
you just mentioned, you know, got maybe even more than
four inches of snow. We've had fifty trucks on the
road out overnight treating the roads, whether it was salting
or plowing. As of right now, about ninety percent of
our snow routes have gotten at least one round of treatment.
That could be salt, that could be a plow, it
(01:26):
just depends. But they'll be continuing to go through all
of our twenty seven hundred miles of roadway that are
on our one hundred and eleventh snow routes throughout the
morning today to make sure we get everyone back up
and going. You know, we're plowing, we're doing whatever is
the right treatment for the particular road. And then of
course we're going to be looking towards that weather pattern
coming through tomorrow again into Sunday and what that means
(01:48):
to keep the road safe through the weekend. But we
you know, we're always looking to improve, and we feel
like right now we're in a good place and we're
just going to keep going because any one person inconvenience
is one person too many.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
So we could get a little good luck today if
the temperature warms up into the upper thirties and maybe
even a little more and melt some of this stuff off.
I would assume that could make everybody's job a little easier.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Warmer temperatures are always better in this situation, and you know,
particularly the temperature of the pavement matters tremendously also, And
so we just want people, if they are going out
this morning, to please use caution, be safe. If you
see trucks on the road, give them plenty of distance
to do their work and get their job done for
your safety and for others.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
So one of the challenges you're facing on Sunday is
really not so much about the snow, but it's about
the cold and how that affects so many people in
our area. And I think about things like homeless shelters
and modifications that the police might have to make. I
wonder if you could talk about some of the challenges
that you face when we do get into arctic kind
(02:56):
of temperatures.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yes, we have white flag operations when it does get
incredibly cold, as you just describe, which means we have
more shelter spaces that are available. We have folks from
our Homeless Engagement and Response team that go out on
the streets to help people bring them to shelters, if
to help encourage them to come in from the cold
during these dangerously cold conditions. So we are prepared for that,
(03:21):
we have space for that, and we don't want anyone,
you know, to be out on the streets. You know.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
One of the things that really that I think about
with your job and the multifaceted job that you have,
you have to do a lot of strategic planning, long
term planning, stuff that people never really see in a
lot of cases unless something comes to fruition. But at
the same time, the stuff that people do see are
the crisis moments, whether it's a plane crash or an
(03:49):
explosion or bad weather. And you have to be incredibly flexible,
maybe be ready to turn on a dime to you know,
to solve some of these problems. So, really, you don't
you have more than one job. You've got several jobs
all sort of rolled into this whole thing, right.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Joe, There is never a boring day in this job,
and every day is incredibly challenging, but I really love it.
I view it as an honor and a great responsibility
that I take incredibly seriously as my team does. And
you never know what curve balls are going to come
your way, you know, with snow, it's something that we
prepare for all year round, and so we learned after
(04:27):
the last snowstorms that we had, with those historic storms
that came through earlier this year, but it was last
snow season, we learned a lot. We've changed some things
and now you're seeing improved effort from our team. You're
seeing improved results as a result of that learning. You know,
there are other things that like a plane crash, where
you simply you know you have great first responders. You
(04:48):
let the leaders do their job, You ask a lot
of questions, and from I do my job also as
communicating and ensuring that the public has information and as
real time as possible. You'd be as transparent as possible
with what you know, what's going right, what might not be.
But there's always something different, and every day you're dealing
with so many different issues, and then of course when
(05:11):
things like snow's roll into town, you have to focus
on that because that's you know, the most important thing
is public safety, and sometimes it's preventing violent crime. Sometimes
it's making sure that people can drive safely, and then
pedestrians are safe. Safety is always our number one focus.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
But the interesting thing about your job again is I mean,
you're the point guy, You're the people You're the one
that people listen to and and you know they get
some direction from you. But boy, if you have the
wrong team members in place, if you haven't put the
right the right people to make the decisions that need
to be made on a split second basis, sometimes you're
you're really streaming upstream, you're swimming upstream alone. And you know,
(05:52):
my sense is that the team that you hire is
just so critically important to It's not just Craig Greenberg,
it's the Greenberg and Minute.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Right, that's exactly right. I'm so incredibly proud of the
five thousand colleagues I have at Louisville Metro Government. The
directors of the various agencies that we have are doing
a fantastic job. And look at you know, we've made
some changes over the years, but I'm overall incredibly proud
of and pleased with the great leadership that we have.
We have a new Director of Public Works right now,
(06:21):
Wes who's this is his first snow event. He just
started on Monday with his first official day, but he's
no stranger to this activity. So he and the team
Bill Bell at the Department of Transportation and Nate who's
our interim director of Rhodes. You know they've been planning
for this and so are ready. You've got a great
fire chief that you saw how they responded after the
ups crash. Of course, everyone knows, Chief Paul Humphrey, my
(06:45):
deputy mayors are active every day in leading these efforts.
My chief of staff. I'm very blessed with a really
strong team that keeps the city moving forward in a
new direction and a lot of positive momentum.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Well, preciate you just spending a few minutes with us
this morning. It sounds like we've got the snow situation
under control. You never know what's coming up next, but
I know you guys will be ready for the cold
weather that's coming in here on Sunday, and who knows
what else is ahead. Mary Greenberg, thanks very much for
joining us.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Yeah, well, Joe, if I could just real quickly before
I go, You know it is going going as planned,
but it's never perfect, and so if there are areas
that people think need treatment or something, please call three
to one one. Provide that information into our Metro Safe Call.
That's how we get a lot of information and know
if there are things that we need to improve right
now in the moment, or things that we need to
look at before the next snowstorm. So please keep us
(07:37):
in formed through three to.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
One one sounds good. Three one one city call Mayor.
I appreciate the visit. Thanks very much for joining us
this morning. It's eight thirteen US Radio eight forty whas
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