Cape May Residents Dig Out After Getting Brunt Of Winter Storm
By Cleve Bryan
CAPE MAY, N.J., (CBS) -- Eight inches of snow added up to shoulder-height mounds at the street ends along the Washington Street Mall as people dug out from a winter storm in Cape May.
The Public Works Department began shoveling operations about 5 a.m. and made sure sidewalks were clear in the shopping district.
"They just need to be very careful when they start to go out and move around that they don't slip and fall and we'll do our best effort to keep the streets clear and the sidewalks clear," says city manager Bruce MacLeod.
Residents had many methods for removing the snow, including an electric snow shovel that 69-year-old Sue McIntyre used for the first time.
"Using it is not a problem at all, I've only been out here 10 minutes and my walk way is cleared," says McIntyre, a retired teacher.
In Cape May Court House plow trucks cleared Route 9 while businesses shoveled out.
"There's a lot of digging out and we don't handle the snow well here in Cape May County because we don't have the snow removal so it was a challenge, but we're open for business," says Dennis Roberts, owner of the Bellevue Tavern.
