Johnson City is asking residents to get their cars off the streets to facilitate plowing and the movement of emergency vehicles during the winter storm.

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The Village has issued an advisory stating:

"In preparation of the forecasted major snow event for this evening through Thursday, Johnson City residents are requested to please move their vehicles off the street during the snow event to help the snow plows clear the streets and to help emergency vehicles get through."

"Alternate side parking and Snow Emergency Route rules will be strictly enforced. Vehicles parked in violation are subjected to fines and/or towing."

"The following is the list of Emergency Snow routes, in which no parking is allowed until all plowing operations have been completed: Ackley Avenue Baldwin Street Burbank Avenue Floral Avenue Grand Avenue Harry L Drive Lester Avenue Oakdale Road Robinson Hill Road."

As public works crews and equipment is shifted into snow removal duty, the Village says refuse collection schedules will also be impacted.

"Garbage normally collected on Thursday, December 17th will be collected Friday, December 18th and Garbage normally collected on Friday, December 18th with be collected Monday, December 21st ."

The Village is allowing FREE overnight parking in all JC Municipal parking lots from Wednesday (12/16/2020) through Friday (12/18/2020).

Those lots are the municipal parking lots between Broad Street and Willow Street, at Village Hall, at Avenue C across from the Police Station and at Main Street and Arch Street (the Isabell Lot) as well as the lots at Northside, CFJ, Floral and Boland Parks and at the JC Senior Center on Brocton Street.

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