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Western Hills Press
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December 2, 2009
Local governments save money on salt kbackscheider@communitypress.com
In an economy where money is tight for everyone, local municipalities have been able to find savings in at least one area. The salt used to treat snow-covered and icy winter roads is less expensive this year.
“The cost is way down from what it was last year,” said Cheviot Safety Service Director Steve Neal. “Our salt dome will be filled by the first of the year.” Neal said this year the city was able to purchase salt for $62.71 per ton. Last year the city had to pay $124.67 per ton, he said.
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Green Township Public Services Director Fred Schlimm said the township paid $62.59 per ton for salt for the 2009-2010 winter season. He said the cheaper price translates into about $135,000 in savings from last year. Green Township typically goes through roughly 4,000 tons of salt each winter when treating township roads, he said. This year township crews will also operate plows and salt trucks out of the former Schwab Excavating property on Blue Rock Road, which the township purchased this summer when the business closed. Schlimm said the township will build a satellite salt dome on the property next spring, but crews will run out of the facility this winter. He said opening a second location for salt trucks allows the township to better serve residents of White Oak and Monfort Heights. “There have been times
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Danny Gibbons, top, and Matt Cohen, of Fuller Motor Delivery, push road salt into a spreading machine while making a delivery of 20 tons of salt to Cheviot. Local municipalities did not have to spend as much money this year on road salt to treat winter roads because salt prices are lower this year. when our drivers headed to the northern section of the township have had to sit in traffic on North Bend Road for more than an hour, and unlike police cruisers and fire engines, people don’t have to pull over to the side
of the road for our salt trucks,” he said. “Now we will be able to dispatch crews from this new facility. The residents will see a quicker response already this winter right off the bat.”
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He said salt was more expensive last year because there was a shortage of salt due to the Louisiana salt mines being shut down from Hurricane Katrina flood damage. He said last year’s salt had to be shipped into the country from South America. Cheviot spent $10,000 more on salt last year than it did this year. “I’m not expecting any problems this year,” Neal said. “Fortunately, last year we had a mild winter and we were well below our normal salt consumption.” He said public works crews were also conservative in spreading salt last winter, and the city will continue rationing salt when possible again this year. Green Township also received a deal on salt this year. The board of trustees accepted a bid and purchased salt from Morton Salt Co. in June.
Bridgetown resident and WKRC-TV Local 12 anchor/reporter Bob Herzog will appear as Ted in “Holiday Follies” with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. The production is Dec. 4 through Dec. 6, Dec. 12 and Dec. 13 at the Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St. Herzog has appeared in many local productions, including “Disney’s High School Musical” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
In “Holiday Follies,” a tour bus full of musical performers is stranded in a snow bank until Herzog Santa, and friends come to the rescue. Holiday Follies is for families with children ages 4 and older. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 6 and
Dec. 13, and 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12. Tickets for each production are $20, $18 and $7, and are available by calling 569-8080, ext. 10, or visiting www.livenation.com. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati also will present weekday performances of “Holiday Follies” for students. Ticket prices are $7 per student with one free adult admission for every
15 students. School performances are during the daytime hours Dec. 4 and Dec. 8 through Dec. 11. Call Pam Young at 569-8080, ext. 13. There also will be a Breakfast with Santa at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Tickets are $40, including a ticket to the show, or $25 for breakfast only. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Call 569-8080, ext. 13.
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By Kurt Backscheider