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Select Board weighs salt-shed size, stockpiling and regional buying as treated-salt runs short
Summary
Tinmouth board members discussed options to secure winter materials after supply disruptions, including building covered storage (300-ton target), trucking in cheaper loads in summer, or temporary hoop barns; town staff outlined per-ton price and trucking tradeoffs.
Board members spent substantial time on Feb. 12 discussing how much treated salt the town should stockpile and how to store it. S3 recommended a planning target of roughly 300 tons of salt and described the conversion from tons to cubic yards to inform building-size decisions; the group considered hoop barns, stacking strategies and gated storage to protect supplies.
Members also reviewed per-ton prices from regional sources and noted trucking and diesel can erode savings from cheaper salt. Several members raised using summer stockpiling or exploring regional procurement through TAC to spread logistics costs. S3 summarized the sizing guidance: "I think we should have at least 300 tons of salt on hand," S3 said; the board asked staff to price options and return estimates.
