Malta City Council recap for March

As temperatures rose in Phillips County last week, so too did tractor-buckets as the Malta City Public Works crew continues to remove snow from locations in the City to be deposited near the City Shop, south of town.

"A total of $28,992.50 has been spent so far and that does not include today's hauling," Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove said of snow removal at last Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Malta Mayor John Demarais said the money for snow removal will come out of the street maintenance budget and Councilman David Rummel said that no money was used for snow removal in 2016-1...