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Festus council approves $175,000 road‑salt budget after extended storms
Summary
Council approved raising the contracted road‑salt purchase to $175,000 to replenish current stock and fill a planned second storage shed after two unusually long snow events; funding will come from the cityTransportation line item.
The Festus City Council voted unanimously to increase the city's contracted road‑salt purchase with Consolidated Grain and Barge Company to $175,000 to replace supplies used during two unusually long snow events.
Council approved the change after public works staff said recent storms and warmer temperature patterns required higher salt usage than the city's original $90,000 allocation could cover and that additional storage is coming online next season.
Public works staff said, "the frequency…
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