Tallinn Environment and Public Department cautions road users of rain, sleet and snowfall in the coming week, which will again lead to difficult road conditions.
During the snowiest winter in a decade, nearly 595,200 cubic metres or 39,680 truckloads of snow were removed from Tallinn. The city spent a total of nearly €4.3 million to remove snow from roads and streets in the 2021/22 season.
Tallinn is participating with a joint stand of Estonian enterprises at the world's leading real estate market event, MIPIM 2022, in Cannes, France, from 15-18 March.
In order to mitigate the impact of rising energy costs, Tallinn City Council allocated €500,000 from its reserve fund to provide income-dependent support to the city’s residents, while also introducing a rent exemption for non-profit entities in the city's premises in February and March to alleviate the impact of rising energy costs.
The Tallinn Urban Environment and Public Works Department released a warning that the city's streets may become exceptionally slippery due to falling temperatures.
The Tallinn City Government sent a supplementary budget to the City Council, which will increase the salaries of people working in the city's institutions by seven per cent from 1 March. Kindergarten and hobby school teachers will receive a 7.4% pay rise, while kindergarten assistant teachers will get a 13.3% pay rise.
In order to mitigate the effects of the crisis, the City Government decided to continue an 80% rent reduction for caterers, retail and service businesses and nightclub owners operating on the city's commercial property until the end of April
The Tallinn City Government has submitted to the City Council for approval a cooperation agreement between the City of Tallinn and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to allow the development of the Rail Baltic Ülemiste passenger terminal to proceed.
A freezing rain warning has been issued for this Friday, which means ice is very likely to form on the streets. In the coming days, property owners need to be conscientious and all road users need to be mindful and consider the weather by choosing the right speeds, distances, tyres and footwear.