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The snow on Muskegon city streets, as shown in this January file photo, is expected to be removed by crews with a short window of relatively little snowfall in the forecast for the next couple of days. City officials are asking people to move their cars from the streets so they can be cleared.

(Madelyn Hastings | MLive file)

MUSKEGON, MI – The city of Muskegon is reminding residents to move vehicles from the street so plow trucks can come through and clear away the slushy mess left behind.

City officials are encouraging that residents park off the street Wednesday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 21 so city plow trucks can clear roads.

The city’s ordinance requires that vehicles be moved after parked for 48 hours in the same spot on the street.

If vehicles aren’t moved, they can be tagged with a “red courtesy reminder tag” which would allow the vehicle to be towed if it exceeds the time limit, according to a press release.

Heather Lynn Peters covers police and fire, and writes a statewide food column, The Spunky Kitchen, for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email her at hpeters@mlive.com and follow her on Twitter @HLPNEWS.