1,000 Tons of Salt: City Is Ready for Snow

Avon Lake is good on salt, which is a good thing with winter weather here to stay for a few months.

Ed Moran, foreman in the , said the city currently has all the road salt it can keep at once.

“Currently, we’re at 1,000-ton capacity,” he said.

That may sound like a lot, but on Saturday alone, Moran said the city dropped more than 250 tons of salt on the streets when snowfall forecasted to be no more than a dusting turned into four inches.

“We kind of just have to take it as it comes,” he said. “But we’re back up to capacity again, and ready for more.”

, Moran said the city used between 3,200 and 3,400 tons of salt on the city’s 190 lane miles of roads, which was in line with the winter before.

“We’ve had a few good winters in a row,” he said.

Moran said the will contact the Service Department when the roads need salted, and typically a 5-member team, led by a supervisor, hits the streets.

“That’s usually plenty of manpower to get the job done,” Moran said.

But it's not all smooth plowing.

Moran said often, after a significant snowfall, several municipalities place their order at the same time, which could lead to minor delays for some cities.

And the layout of the city’s younger housing developments can make it difficult for the plows.

“These new developments meander and wind along, so every year we do some damage to some tree lawns,” he said. “You can mark your curb line with fiberglass rods, and you can get them at any hardware store.”