Manhattan highlights cost-sharing with Fort Riley in decade-long salt contract

Brian Johnson, Manhattan's director of public works and city engineer, told the commission the city has a long-running salt-purchasing partnership with Fort Riley that bundles tonnage for competitive bids and helps both parties reduce per-ton costs. "Fort Riley was, spending about twice, 2 to 3 times what the city was, and they were actually getting it from the same location that we were," Johnson said, describing why the joint solicitations were revived.