City Snow Budgets - See the Numbers

Woonsocket

Total Budget: $476,000

Expenses Included: overtime, private plow and equipment rentals, salt, and sand

Amount Spent: About $261,800

Remaining: $214,200

Providence

Providence Today

Salaries: $380,000

Rental of Equipment: $500,000

Other Services: $150,480

Const. Supplies: $70,000

Materials: $500,000

Total Budget: $1.6 million

Amount Spent: About $1,072,000

Remaining: $528,000

Providence

Providence in Early Feb. 2011

Total Budget: $1.82 million

Amount Spent: $1.2 million

Remaining: $620,000

East Providence

Total Budget: $225,000

Items Included: Salt and overtime. The city uses little sand and does not subcontract plowing out to private plows.

Amount Spent: About $180,000

Remaining: $45,000

Warwick

Warwick Today

Overtime: $100,000

Sand: $40,000

Salt: $165,000

Private Plows: $130,000

Total Budget: $435,000

Amount Spent: $416,575.30

Remaining: $18,424.70

Warwick

Warwick Early Feb. 2011

Total Budget: $470,000

Amount Spent: $396,774

Remaining: $73,226

North Providence

Total Budget: $250,000

Amount Spent: About $250,000

Remaining: $0

Central Falls

Overtime: $30,000

Sand and Salt: $26,000

Total Budget: $56,000

Amount Spent: About $56,000

Remaining: $0

Cranston

Cranston Today

Materials: $275,000

Overtime: $130,000

Vendors: $200,000

Repairs to City Vehicles: $45,000

Total Budget: $650,000

Amount Spent: $650,000

Remaining: $0

Cranston

Cranston Early Feb. 2011

Total Budget: $550,000

Amount Spent: $550,000

Remaining: $0

Pawtucket

Pawtucket Today

Total Budget: $550,000

Items Included: Overtime, payments to private contractors, materials such as salt and sand

Costs Incurred: $1,000,000

Amount Over Budget:  $450,000+

Note: Amounts do not include past two storms. 

Pawtucket

Pawtucket Early Feb. 2011

Total Budget: $508,000

Amount Spent: Estimated at $718,000 to $768,000

Amount Over Budget: Estimated at $210,000 to $260,000