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Ellis County public works defends snow response; explains why county did not pretreat roads
Summary
Public works staff updated commissioners on snow‑removal operations during a recent storm, explained limitations of brine pretreatment in freezing‑rain conditions and said crews worked long shifts to keep major routes open across roughly 1,400 miles of county roadway.
Brandon, a member of Ellis County Public Works staff, told the commission crews worked extended hours during a recent winter storm to keep primary routes open and said the county did not pretreat roads with brine because conditions — heavy freezing rain and drifting — would have rendered pretreatment ineffective.
"When you have that amount of freezing rain and freezing drizzle, that's water. It's gonna melt. It's gonna take away the brine with it," Brandon said, explaining that pretreatment is effective only in a "Goldilocks" set of conditions and…
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