WASHINGTON — The Montgomery County Council was all set to get an update from its Department of Transportation regarding its performance during the Blizzard of 2016.
But that’s been rescheduled.
Because of snow.
Talk about irony.
“We want our guys out taking care of the snow rather than worrying about reporting to us,” said Council President Nancy Floreen.
The update was scheduled for Tuesday at the County Council headquarters in Rockville. But instead of having transportation officials inside finishing a presentation, county leaders decided to postpone the briefing until March.
Montgomery County’s blizzard response has gotten mixed reviews and generated discussion of who is responsible for what.
In the days after the storm, Floreen was quick to point out that numbered roads like Route 355 (Rockville Pike), Route 97 (Georgia Avenue) and Route 185 (Connecticut Avenue) are state roads not plowed by the county.
County Executive Isiah Leggett, who pledged to have a passable route “to every house in every community” by the end of the week after the storm, ran into some flack when residents — generally on cul de sacs and courts — tweeted images of pristine snow covering the paved roadways leading to their homes.
