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Select Board approves winter salt and sand purchases amid rising prices
Summary
Facing higher commodity costs, the board approved a $79,657.50 purchase of 950 tons of road salt from Morton Salt and a primary and backup winter sand contract (Ambrose Brothers Inc. and Pike Industries) to meet the town’s winter maintenance needs.
The Plymouth Select Board authorized two purchase packages to secure winter materials after staff reported market-driven price increases.
Town staff told the board a purchase order to buy 950 tons of road salt from Morton Salt for $79,657.50 was needed because the 2025–26 budget allocated $55,000 for salt and inflation has driven market prices above budgeted levels. "This is much more than we had originally budgeted…
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