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Tornado clean up sucks $177K from Windsor budget

A slew of city departments responded in the aftermath of the tornadoes with the biggest costs accrued by public works with an estimated $87,000 spent in traffic division and another $48,500 from parks.

Traffic sign damage at EC Row Expressway and Central Avenue could cost an additional $85,000

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A tornado touched down in LaSalle, Ont. on August 24. It damaged houses and businesses in LaSalle. Another part of that system damaged businesses in nearby Windsor, but Environment Canada has not confirmed whether it was the same twister. The morning after the storm, cleanup efforts were underway. (Dawn Gelinas)

The tornado that tore through Windsor in August cost the city an estimated $177,000 in damages, according to the latest figures produced by city staff.

A slew of city departments responded in the aftermath of the tornadoes with the biggest costs accrued by public works with an estimated $87,000 spent in its traffic division and another $48,500 from its parks division.

Windsor fire department, which spent about $13,000, while police spent an estimated $12,700.

The city could end up spending an additional $85,000 to fully repair the traffic sign structure at EC Row Expressway and Central Avenue. Temporary repair have already been completed, but more work needs to be done, according to the report. 

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