The first dose of winter weather has arrived in Northeast Ohio this season, and the City of Cleveland said it’s ready when more arrives.

In a news conference on Monday, leaders from different city departments gave updates on plans for tackling winter weather.

John Laird, director of the Cleveland Department of Public Works, said undermanned plow drivers were a concern in past years, but the city is fully staffed with “about 138 workers” this season. Laird cited a change in the city's approach.

"We have a lot of seasonal folks in the past, so we're able to bring those numbers down and bring some of those folks in house," Laird said. "And also the wages that we pay, that did help as well."

The city has 60 plows in its main fleet this season, Laird added.

“We have the ability to salt,” L

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