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Elizabethtown accepts Compass Minerals bid for road salt at $122 per ton
Summary
On June 2 the Elizabethtown City Council adopted Municipal Order No. 34 2025 to accept a bid from Compass Minerals for road salt at $122 per ton delivered, following participation in a Kentucky League of Cities auction. Council discussed prior winter usage and existing stock levels.
Elizabethtown City Council on June 2, 2025, adopted Municipal Order No. 34 2025 to accept a bid from Compass Minerals for road salt at $122 per ton delivered. The city participated in a Kentucky League of Cities auction on May 20, 2025, and the order authorizes the mayor or designee to take necessary steps to finalize the purchase.
A staff member read the municipal order aloud and the council moved, seconded and approved the order at the meeting. The council recorded adoption of the municipal order without a roll-call tally tied to named members in the public transcript.
Council members and staff then discussed the city's remaining salt inventory and recent winter usage. Staff member Don said the city had roughly 700 tons left over from the prior season, with 300 tons stored in the loft; the city had purchased 300 tons earlier at $103 per ton for storage. Don estimated the city used about 800 tons during the recent winter season. A council member calculated that at $122 per ton those usages represent significant operational costs and noted that a single treatment can cost roughly $16,000 when labor, equipment, fuel and salt are included.
The municipal order states the mayor and/or designee is authorized to execute necessary steps to perfect the order; the order was read, adopted and approved at the June 2 meeting. The city clerk’s office holds the full municipal order text for public review.
