Each time this year they have used salt it has been needed. Salt is very expensive and hard to come by this year so they would not waste any on purpose.
Years ago when the town used minimal salt the roads were awful. After a large snow storm Trapelo Rd would look like a snow covered dirt road with bumps and divets. Meanwhile you could tell when you got to Waltham or Wayland as the road was wet pavement all of a sudden. On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 2:04 PM Sasha Golden <sashagol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Question: since the DPW doesn't seem to wish to listen, could the issue > brought before Town Meeting or elsewhere to condition the DPW's budget for > salting on developing and implementing a plan for reduction of its usage? > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 8:29 AM Peter von Mertens < > petervonmert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks to those who have raised the issue of too much salt on the roads. >> For a number of years individuals and the conservation organizations in >> town have tried to get DPW to reduce the salt spread on roads. The use of >> brine (liquid salt) spread before storms has been effective in preventing >> icing of roads before plows can remove newly fallen snow. But the use of >> rock salt after a storm is clearly excessive. >> >> Rock salt spread indiscriminately on roads often winds up off the roads >> where it causes damage to trees and other flora on the road edges. And >> most importantly the salt eventually goes down the drains and into drinking >> water supplies where it is very difficult to remove. >> >> We encourage the safety organizations in town to work with DPW to >> specifically identify locations where dangerous icing can cause auto >> accidents. These critical spots should be salted when conditions demand it >> but in areas such as parking lots and flat roads salt should only be spread >> when required. >> >> If you agree please send your comments to our Town Manager and to the >> Head of DPW. >> >> Peace Peter >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > Sasha Golden > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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