Town of Islip Advises Residents to Prepare For Storm

Town of Islip officials are advising residents to prepare for the snow storm expected to hit the area this week.

According to the National Weather Service, a total of 12 to 18 inches of snow is expected to develop late Monday night through Tuesday evening.

In addition, winds of 20 to 30 mph with isolated gusts of up to 60 mph are expected and minor to moderate local flooding will coincide with Tuesday's high tide cycle.

Town officials are urging residents to remove cars, garbage cans and basketball hoops from the roadway.

Also, officials announced that residential waste collection will not take place on Tuesday, March 14.

Residents not receiving trash pickup on Tuesday will have service resumed on their next scheduled collection on Friday, March 17.

During the weekend the Town replenished its stock of road salt, acquiring 700 tons of material to distribute throughout road-clearing operations.

Crews have already been treating the roadways with salt in anticipation of the severe weather.

“Our team has been preparing for this storm since last week, and our resources, at all levels, are in place” Supervisor Angie Carpenter said. "We strongly urge residents to keep their cars off of the roadways, and retrieve garbage cans from today’s collections, so that plows can achieve the best outcome curb-to-curb. We are also asking residents to stay home, unless driving is essential. Our crews will be out in force, for the duration of the storm.”

According to Tom Owens, Commissioner of Islip’s Department of Public Works, Town of Islip crews have been out today brining local roadways.

"We’re assessing our equipment, contacting our contractors, and meeting with our supervisory staff to determine our strategy. Each storm has its own unique traits," he said. "We will evaluate the conditions and execute a plan that will ensure the most effective outcome from winter storm Stella."

The Town is also announcing the following cancellations:

- Traffic Court has been cancelled for Tuesday, March 14. All persons that were scheduled to appear tomorrow will receive a letter of correspondence in the mail with new appearance date.

- The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for March 14 has been postponed until March 29.

- Residential waste collection will not take place on Tuesday, March 14. Residents not receiving trash pickup on Tuesday will have service resumed on their next scheduled collection day of Friday, March 17.

- The Islip Town Clerk's Office will not operate during its regularly scheduled evening hours on March 14.

- The Islip Arts Council has cancelled its classes for March 14.

- Recreation Centers and Senior Centers will be closed, including evening activities at those locations.