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"WALLINGFORD -- The town is getting a little help in its efforts to make headway clearing roads and responding to emergencies About a half dozen Army National Guard troops are working with the town's Police and Fire Departments, Lt. Marc Mikulski said Monday afternoon. Two of the Army National Guard members are assigned to drive Humvees that are used to respond, with the Fire Department's EMS crews, into areas of town that aren't easily accessible, Mikulski said. Wallingford has 240 miles of town-maintained roads and Mikulski said that about 70 percent of those roads have been cleared well enough so that EMS vehicles can access them. The town's Department of Public Works is fully staffed, he said and is using 30 plow trucks, 5 loaders and 2 backhoes to clear away the snow. \"That doesn't mean all those roads have been plowed curb-to-curb,\" Mikulski said. All roads in town are expected to be EMS accessible by early Tuesday afternoon. The town's parking ban remains in effect and Mayor William Dickinson Jr. is asking residents to stay off the roads to allow snow-clearing efforts to continue unimpeded. Dickinson said Town Hall will remain closed on Tuesday as will all of the town's schools. Call Luther Turmelle at 203-789-5706."
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