Amen! ------ Sara Mattes
> On Jan 5, 2022, at 3:45 PM, Barbara Low <[email protected]> wrote: > > Having lived in Lincoln for more than 40 years, I remember a time when the > roads were so icy and unsafe that there were deaths at the entrance to Route > 2 from Lexington Road and on Sandy Pond Road as well as many non-deadly > accidents. > > Chris Bibbo and the DPW have been doing a terrific job of keeping the roads > safe to drive. My thanks and hats off to them! > > Barbara Low > From: Lincoln <[email protected]> on behalf of Melissa Henken > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 1:35 PM > To: Christina Thompson <[email protected]> > Cc: Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Fwd: [The Washington Post] Citing danger to > freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts > > Pre-treating with brine is not all that they’re putting on the roads. We > collected 30 lbs of rock salt that was spilled at the top of our driveway > last week when the town must have been prepping for bad weather. We are > surrounded by wetlands. > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 1:14 PM Christina Thompson > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Just forwarding this reply on the question of road salt to the listserv in > case anyone is interested. > Christina > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Bibbo, Chris <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 10:13 AM > Subject: RE: [LincolnTalk] [The Washington Post] Citing danger to freshwater, > scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts > To: Christina Thompson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > CC: Sara Mattes <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Hello Christina, > > The pre-treatment process that we perform uses a brine solution. Brine is a > mixture of water and salt. Application of the pre-treatment process has been > very successful so far for us. Applying it prior to a storm event allows the > snow or ice to melt as soon as it hits the pavement and thus prevents a bond > between the ice and the pavement surface. > > We use techniques such as the pre-treatment process and saddle tanks to > minimize material used during winter storm events while still providing for > important public safety. > > Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the DPW > office at 781-259-8999. > > Chris Bibbo > > > > From: Sara Mattes <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 12:02 PM > To: Christina Thompson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: Bibbo, Chris <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] [The Washington Post] Citing danger to freshwater, > scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts > > Hi Christina, > I don’t think it’s salt. > Back in the dinosaur days, when I was on the BoS (not Select Board yet), we > authorized a new mix for pre-treating roads. > As best as I can recall, it dod not include salt, but memory may fail me and > maybe things have changed. > > Chris Bibbo (copied here) is DPW Superintendent and should have the answer. > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > > On Jan 3, 2022, at 9:55 AM, Christina Thompson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Just wondering about road salting. Did Lincoln change its policy? For years > we didn't salt because it was bad for the trees, etc. But there's definitely > been salt on the roads lately. > For anyone who missed it: this piece in the WaPo. > > Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road > salts. De-icing salts end up contaminating lakes and streams and building up > in wetlands. The pollution also affects our drinking water. By Erin Blakemore > https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/road-salt-environment-lakes/2021/12/31/2c7a333a-6651-11ec-96f3-b8d3be309b6e_story.html > > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/road-salt-environment-lakes/2021/12/31/2c7a333a-6651-11ec-96f3-b8d3be309b6e_story.html> > > C. 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