More than 700 Prince George’s County residents logged into a community Zoom meeting Tuesday night, many with the same question: When will plows reach their streets?
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — More than 700 Prince George’s County residents logged into a community Zoom meeting Tuesday night, many with the same question: When will plows reach their streets after Sunday night’s snow storm?
County leaders heard hours of frustration during the meeting, where residents complained about icy, impassable roads following recent winter weather.
“The plows, they came, but they didn’t do a good job,” said Ardania Williams, an Upper Marlboro resident. “I want to just be really honest. I’ll use the word I said — piss poor.”
Williams was among hundreds who demanded answers from county officials.
Just hours after the meeting, multiple plow trucks and bulldozers arrived on her street along D’Arcy Place. Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy was also there to make sure the road was clear.
“I’m a resident here, too, and my residents mean a lot to me,” Braveboy said.
Braveboy said feedback from the meeting prompted her to personally check on problem areas and deploy crews to neighborhoods that had been overlooked.
“We are headed to your street,” she said. “We’re going to several streets tonight across the county, especially in the southern part of the county. We want everyone to know their area is important to us.”
For Williams and her family, the late-night response brought relief.
“My husband has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, and now I feel I can breathe knowing I can take him,” she said.
Williams said she had been skeptical earlier in the evening but said the county followed through.
“I didn’t have a lot of faith even two hours ago,” she said. “But I am very grateful and thankful they came out tonight.”
Braveboy said she expects most county streets, including residential roads, to be in good condition by Wednesday evening.
Plow crews told WUSA9 they have been working 12-hour shifts around the clock since Saturday.
County officials say to call 311 or log onto their mobile app to report any roads that need plowing.