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Bluebag Media
County salt
supplies adequate, and expensive
GREENVILLE – “We used $12,000 worth of salt yesterday (Nov. 17)… that’s
about 200 tons, give or take,” said Darke County Engineer Jim Surber.
Noting the early start of winter he added he was still comfortable with
the salt on hand, plus that contracted through ODOT (Ohio Department of
Transportation). According to Surber, this will be an expensive year
for snow removal.
“You can buy a ton of ready mix concrete – delivered – for about a
third of what entities are paying for salt if they don’t have a
contract,” said Surber. Counties that did not participate in the ODOT
contracts earlier this year could pay as much as $130 a ton or more
compared to the $45 to $65 a ton they paid last year.
Darke County has a contract but it’s still paying 30 percent more than
it did the previous year. ODOT contracts kept prices at $65 to $85 a
ton. According to Surber, ODOT took bids for individual counties,
adding Darke County has increased its available supply by 500 to 800
more tons than the previous year.
In addition to treating its own roads, the county furnishes salt to all
the townships, many of the municipalities and even some private
companies dealing with public entities, such as school districts. “We
sell the salt to them at the same price we paid,” Surber said.
While Surber said he was comfortable with available salt so far, there
was still a concern if supplies are being depleted more rapidly as the
county gets into January and February...
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