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The city is tossing around millions of dollars and lots of it is going right down the drain.
Heavy machinery operators load road salt into distribution trucks at a holding facility along South Clinton Street in East Baltimore. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)
The storm drain, that is. The rest is getting crushed under our boots and wiped at our doorsteps.
We’re talking about salt, people, and it’s a serious conversation this year.
The city has spent $8.1 million since October 2011 for road salt to be scattered over city streets to help melt snow and ice.
The original contract in 2011 was for $6.1 million, but at Wednesday’s Board of Estimates meeting, the city approved an increase of $2 million due to the heavier-than-anticipated snowfall recently.
The contractors are Eastern Salt Co. Inc. and International Salt Co. LLC.
