Mild winter saving municipal dollars
Mild winter weather has municipalities warming up to big savings on road salt, anti-skid material, employee overtime and fuel expenses.
If Mother Nature remains merciful fior the rest of the winter, Uniontown will save more than $58,000, according to City Councilman Blair R. Jones Sr.’s estimates.
In North Union Township, $36,000 has been saved on salt purchases alone, said Thomas Kumor, chairman of the township supervisors.
Wharton Township supervisors estimated that they have used no more than a third of the amount of ashes they used last winter and the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has used about half of the salt and anti-skid it used last season.