Redmond Mayor John Marchione announced Tuesday night that City Hall will be closed today with all non-essential employees not reporting for work.

Redmond Police Chief Ron Gibson said the police, fire and public works department is well-staffed today. Gibson said as of 10:30 a.m., there are no road closures in Redmond, but that may change.

“Hopefully the snow tapers off so we can turn our focus to recovery efforts,” Gibson said.

The City of Redmond has provided several snow-related online resources for Redmond residents, including:

• A Twitter feed with updated road conditions;
• A Winter Weather Info webpage;
• A webpage with information on snow and ice removal, including a map of the city’s snow removal routes;
• Live traffic cameras showing road conditions around town; and
• Live updates via radio — AM 1650 — and RCTV — Comcast 21/Frontier 34

With about 4-6 inches blanketing the city and snow still falling, the Redmond Police Department (RPD) is advising residents not to drive unless they absolutely have to.

“We had to close a few roads yesterday and some vehicles were ignoring the signs, thinking that if they had four-wheel drive they could get through,” said RPD spokesman Jim Bove. “They end up getting stuck and then we have to use our resources from elsewhere to come back and help them. This isn’t the time to be selfish; it’s a time to be safe.”

As far as waste pickup, Waste Management is not servicing any routes today in Redmond. Waste Management will collect up to twice your regular amount of recycling, garbage and food and yard waste on your next regular service day.

For information about weather-related delays for garbage, recycling, and yard/food waste collection, call Waste Management at (425) 814-1695 or visit wmnorthwest.com/weatherboard.html