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Elkhart council approves $1.4 million for new salt facility, staff says structure will be concrete and steel
Summary
The Elkhart Common Council on June 3 approved Ordinance 25-O-16, appropriating $1.4 million from the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund for a Salt facility design-build. Public Works presented alternatives and said the new building will be concrete and steel and include demolition of the existing treated-wood structure.
The Elkhart Common Council on Tuesday approved Ordinance 25-O-16, appropriating $1,400,000 from the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund for a salt facility design–build construction project for the Street Department.
City Public Works officials told council members they considered multiple building types and recommended a nonwood structure they expect to outlast the current 1974 building. "We expect this 1 to last longer than 50 years," Public Works said, adding the new facility will be concrete and steel rather than wood. Officials said the appropriation includes demolition and removal of the existing treated‑lumber facility.
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