January 13, 2011, 9:30 AM

What Costs $25,000 an Inch on Weekdays?

By STEPHEN J. DUBNER

And $35,000 an inch on weekends?

The answer is below the fold.

Snow removal in Danbury, Conn. That’s according to Mayor Mark Boughton. You’ve got to like a mayor who has the dollars-per-inch figure ready when a reporter calls.

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Stephen J. Dubner is an author and journalist who lives in New York City. Follow@freakonomics on Twitter.