You Ask, Patch Answers: How Much Has NK Spent on Snow Removal?

This winter season has been a snow lover's dream, including a historic snow storm that dumped about 18 to 20 inches of snow on North Kingstown in February.

The back-to-back-to-back weekends of snowfall may have been a welcome sight to some, but to the town's budget it is quite the opposite. Typically, the town allots about $200,000 each year for snow removal. Each average storm (i.e. not last month's blizzard) costs the town about $20,000.

So far this season, North Kingstown has spent $224,000 on snow removal. (This figure does not include this week's snowfall.) According to Public Works Director Phil Bergeron, this number is made up of costs for diesel fuel, salt, sand, employee overtime and contractors.