Articles tagged: salt
Ann Arbor braces for wintery roads: City orders new snow removal equipment and tons of street salt
Posted: Nov 27, 2012The city of Ann Arbor is stockpiling literally tons of salt to combat snow and ice accumulations on city streets this winter, and city workers are getting some new equipment to do the job, too. Read more »
Washtenaw County Road Commission facing winter with aging trucks and a small crew
Posted: Oct 15, 2012Editor's note: This story has been edited to reflect Washtenaw County has four maintenance yards. Though last year was a mild winter for southeast Michigan, Washtenaw County’s resulting salt surplus won’t put the Road Commission ... Read more »
Ann Arbor stockpiling thousands of tons of street salt in anticipation of winter's arrival
Posted: Oct 24, 2011The city of Ann Arbor is preparing to purchase somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,325 tons of salt to control snow and ice accumulations on city streets this winter. The Ann Arbor City Council voted ... Read more »
environment: Greening our spring cleaning
Posted: Mar 28, 2011O, light of spring! You blindingly beautiful thing. How I've missed you! How I love you! But could you turn it down a bit? You're glaring on all the dirt that winter so kindly covered ... Read more »
links: Radio, surveys, street addresses, homelessness, snow, salt, and sand
Posted: Feb 16, 2010Every so often my inbox gets so full of interesting things that I start answering e-mail that is a month old. If you phrase your replies right, you can sometimes make believe that you have ... Read more »
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