Groundhog Day Blizzard Cost Oak Creek $72K

The warmer temperatures are starting to melt away some dumped on southeastern Wisconsin.

But while things might be muddy outside, the financial impact of the storm to Oak Creek has crystalized.  

The city spent about $72,600 responding to the storm, City Administrator Gerald Peterson said. About $62,500 of that went to the Oak Creek Street Department for overtime and salt costs.

The rest of the money accounted for property damage ($2,600) and police and fire department services ($7,500), Peterson said.

Meanwhile, the melting snow should dwindle the number of snow shoveling complaints coming into the Oak Creek Police Department.

The city's inspection department filed 27 complaints to police on Friday, according to police reports. Officers then contacted the owners of each property and asked them to comply with local snow removal ordinances.