Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-012-2025

• Reference No.: CB-012-2025
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 6/17/2025
• Introduced Date: 5/27/2025
• Public Hearing Date: 06/17/2025 @ 12:15 PM
• Effective date: 8/22/2025
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING DPW&T SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS REPORTING for the purpose of requiring the Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation to provide the Prince George’s County Council with a copy of the Director’s Situational Awareness Report (SAR) regarding its snow removal operation plan; to detail the information that shall be submitted within the snow removal operation plan; defining certain terms related to the snow removal operation plan; and to provide the timeframe which the report should be submitted to the Prince George’s County Council.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Edward P. Burroughs, Krystal Oriadha, Ingrid S. Watson, Eric C. Olson, Calvin S. Hawkins, Jolene Ivey, Thomas E. Dernoga
• Contact: Joel Peebles, Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/7/2025	2	County Executive	signed
6/17/2025	2	County Council	public hearing held
6/17/2025	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
5/27/2025	2	County Council	introduced
5/8/2025	1	Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
3/13/2025	1	Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
2/18/2025	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING DPW&T SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS REPORTING for the purpose of requiring the Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation to provide the Prince George’s County Council with a copy of the Director’s Situational Awareness Report (SAR) regarding its snow removal operation plan; to detail the information that shall be submitted within the snow removal operation plan; defining certain terms related to the snow removal operation plan; and to provide the timeframe which the report should be submitted to the Prince George’s County Council.

Background

Prince George's County and other surrounding jurisdictions experienced a snow storm during the week of January 6th, 2025. The first layer of snow was reported to have frozen over due to severe cold weather as a second layer of snow covered the ice. These conditions led to a strenuous and lengthy process of snow removal that hindered travel for many County residence. Members of the Prince George's County Council reported that constituents did not have proper snow treatment completed until a week after the initial snow storm. Further reports indicate that neither the County Council nor PGC311 had the proper operations information to relay to constituents. This bill aims to bridge the communication gap between DPW&T, the County Council, and PGC311 during future snow storms.