The latest information from city emergency management chief Rick Fontana on Winter Storm Juno, as of 8:30 a.m.:
• The storm, originally projected to dump two to three feet of snow on the city, is now projected to dump 18 inches.
• About a foot has fallen already. The snow is expected to continue falling until midnight.
• Thanks to the success of a parking ban and tagging-and-towing operation, plow crews were able to keep the streets passable overnight. “We’ve never done so many that quickly,” Fontana said of the tagging and towing. “We wanted to make sure [we did] the enforcement we said we were going to do.”
• The parking ban remains in effect until Thursday 2 p.m. After a conference call later this morning with the state, the city might reevaluate the end point.
• Same with the travel ban.
• No power losses were reported in the city.
• One family — a mother, boyfriend, and two children — called the city from the Ferry Street McDonald’s looking for a place to stay overnight. The Livable City Initiative (LCI) arranged for them to stay at an Econolodge.
“Last night was a quiet night. When you drove through the city last night, it was a ghost town,” Fontana said. “There were no vehicles on the road. People really listened to the message. We don’t want to tow anybody.”