Pine Supervisors Consider Salt Brine System But Seek Lower Price

Pine supervisors have approved the purchase of a machine designed to make road salt more effective and last longer. 

But there is one string attached to their vote. Supervisors have asked Assistant Manager Scott Anderson to determine if he can get a better price for the salt machinery.

The GVM Salt Brine Manufacturing System, storage tank, plumbing and recirculating system from Walsh Equipment costs $57,888 when purchased through the state’s cooperative buying program. 

The system mixes road salt and water to create a brine, which is then sprayed onto the road along with the salt.

Anderson says the brine “activates the salt quicker” and he predicts it will reduce salt usage by 30 percent. A similar but more expensive system is already in use in McCandless.