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Council reviews plan to join ODOT salt contract; city reports about 1,300 tons in reserve
Summary
Service Director Matt Hiscock told Council the city has about 1,300 tons of road salt in storage, a storage capacity near 3,000 tons and a planned order of about 1,500 tons through the ODOT annual salt bid; the administration estimated prices could rise to $65/ton or more for the next contract cycle.
Service Director Matt Hiscock told the Committee that Wadsworth must participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation annual road‑salt bid under Ohio Revised Code §5513.01(B). He said the city currently holds an estimated 1,300 tons of salt, has storage capacity of roughly 3,000 tons, and plans an order of about 1,500 tons to prepare for the next winter season.
Hiscock reviewed recent price history and procurement rules: "They had a capacity based upon current salt sheds of about 3,000 tons," he said, and noted the city previously paid about $56.69 per ton in the 2025–26 season (after paying roughly $47 per ton in 2024–25). He told Council the city must commit to roughly 85% of its set tonnage under the ODOT arrangement, with the option to buy up to about 115% if needed, and that administrators estimate contract prices could reach $65 or more per ton.
