MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - It will probably be a while before road salt is put on Wisconsin streets and highways -- but it won't be cheap.
Manitowoc County Highway Commissioner Gary Kennedy said his office will pay $63 a ton, up from $55 the year before.
However, he does not expect either a financial or a supply problem -- since Manitowoc County uses a five-year average to determine both. He said all of Wisconsin's 72 counties got decent prices for their salt, as the state sets a contracted price each year.
Kennedy tells the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter that some counties in Ohio had bids of over $100 a ton.
Manitowoc city division manager Randy Junk says the state sets its contracted price for salt early each year, so the localities are assured of getting the best possible prices.
He said the city would be fine, noting that Manitowoc has about 700 tons of salt left over from last winter -- when it was rationed due to abnormal snowfall and cold temperatures.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)