Wis. may join other Midwest states in buying salt
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin officials say they would considering joining with other Midwest states to get a better deal on road salt.
Ohio officials have been calling for Midwestern states to band together to buy road salt after an investigation found some local governments there were paying twice as much as those across the border in Kentucky and Indiana.
Ohio wants to join with Wisconsin and other states to solicit bids and manage seasonal salt supplies to avoid shortages.
Greendale village manager Todd Michaels says he would welcome a multistate purchase to help stabilize the market. Greendale has already used nearly one-third of its salt for the winter.
Some Wisconsin municipalities paid as much as $134 per ton, or more than three times the normal price, for salt during last year's heavy snows.
Dec 31, 2008 at 12:27 a.m.
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A slightly off-topic comment, why is Wisconsin still abbreviated with a "Wis."? I thought we were using WI?
Dec 30, 2008 at 11:39 p.m.
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I like sand but not in my crack so much. It doesn't melt ice, but I can live with that considering it's not polluting.
Dec 30, 2008 at 6:27 p.m.
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I'm for retractable studded snow tires, now thats an Idea!
Dec 30, 2008 at 11:20 a.m.
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Salt on the road makes it safe for driving, but it toxic to the environment. I would hope that a county like ours (i.e..agricultural based) would be more apt to stop the good old boy logic and move forward into the 21st century. There is better technology to handle problems like this.
Dec 30, 2008 at 5:27 a.m.
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greengina . . . the "beet juice" you refer to does not replace salt. It is put down ahead of a storm in order to help prevent the snow from packing down and sticking to the street. You still need salt.
Anyway, that's what I recall reading when the Gazette did an article on the stuff.
Dec 29, 2008 at 8:29 p.m.
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What's wrong with using water softener salt? If they don't use it on the streets/roads, they can use it for the city/county buildings that have water softeners.
It's works great, if not better than this other salt and has many more purposes!
Dec 29, 2008 at 1:28 p.m.
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The "hold up" is that material is limited in supply, and if you're not careful in your application it (the beet juice) can be just a slippery for motorists as the ice you're trying to eliminate.
Dec 29, 2008 at 12:41 p.m.
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What ever happened to the idea of using beet juice instead of salt? It works better, is cheaper in the long term, and is much less toxic to surface water and soil. What's the hold up?
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