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Maintenance director warns of tight salt supply; agency diverts stock and asks vendors to pause deliveries
Summary
Agency maintenance staff described how Vermont procures and distributes road salt, said the state had diverted about 2,500 tons to help towns and announced a one‑week pause in state deliveries to give vendors breathing room for local demands. The briefing outlined sourcing, bidding by district and brine and pretreatment practices.
State maintenance officials described complex salt supply chains and said the agency took immediate actions this winter after an unusually early and heavy demand for road salt.
"On average, a rough number, Vermont uses a 110,000 tons of salt," Marty Patno, director of maintenance, told the committee as he described sources, vendors and district delivery patterns. Patno said the state solicits competitive bids by district and that six vendors typically supply salt to…
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