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Public Works warns of high salt use, rising repair costs and a grant shortfall on pump-station bids
Summary
Public Works Director Arnold reported record-level salt use, equipment repair spending above budget and a $922,000 grant for the James Street Pump Station that came in about $100,000 short of construction bids.
Director Arnold told the Gardner City Public Service Committee on Jan. 30 that winter operations have driven unusually high salt use and that recent repairs have put equipment repair spending above the department’s $200,000 allocation.
"We are going to probably reach a record as far as the amount of salt we have used, for a year," Director Arnold said, noting regional supply issues and that the city currently has roughly a third of its salt shed stock remaining. He described the…
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