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Road director outlines storm response, mutual aid and a study weighing calcium chloride as a dust palliative
Summary
Road Department director Dave Prunty reviewed December operations and a major windstorm response that required coordination with Flathead Electric and DNRC/Forest Service crews; he also presented a technical memorandum recommending testing calcium chloride as a cheaper, single-application alternative to magnesium chloride for dust control.
Dave Prunty, director of the Road and Bridge Department, briefed commissioners on December operations and a significant windstorm that affected Flathead County.
Prunty described rapid response work to clear trees and restore access after the storm and praised mutual-aid assistance from DNRC and Forest Service hotshot crews. He said coordination with Flathead Electric over downed power lines posed a challenge because crews needed timely information on whether lines were live before road crews could…
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