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Springfield committee debates salt-storage dome, members clash over pool parking-lot site
Summary
Township officials proposed a $150,000, 400-ton salt dome to ensure local supplies after winter shortages. Committee members and a resident raised concerns about siting it in the community pool parking lot, citing aesthetics, wetlands, DEP approvals and proximity to homes; alternatives will be explored.
A proposal to build a 400-ton salt-storage dome in Springfield drew sharp questions from committee members and at least one resident on Tuesday night, with officials saying the structure would reduce dependence on county deliveries during heavy storms.
The administration and Department of Public Works described a roughly $150,000 structure (approximate dimensions 30 by 40 feet) that would sit at the far end of the community pool parking lot, enclosed with block walls and a weatherproof front. A DPW official said the dome would store about 400 tons of salt — “about a four-times supply”…
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