Despite a Few Nasty Storms, City's Salt Supply Is Looking Good

But, Jim Davis, the city's service director, says: "I can't tell what Mother Nature's going to do — we might get that 30-year blizzard at the end of March."

Despite a Few Nasty Storms, City's Salt Supply Is Looking Good

But, Jim Davis, the city's service director, says: "I can't tell what Mother Nature's going to do — we might get that 30-year blizzard at the end of March."

North Canton sure is putting its brand new salt shed to good use. That's because the city hasn't used a whole lot of its salt supply this year, despite a couple fairly nasty winter storms. "The events that really hurt us were the ones we've been having lately where you have a whiteout for an hour, then it's going to be sunny, then three hours later you have another whiteout," said Jim Davis, superintendent of utilities, service and recreation. "Those types of moments are really tough to regulate." The city started the year with about 3,900 tons of salt, and it used 1,100 tons of salt by mid- to late-February. Now the city is at 2,800 tons. It stores the salt supply in a new storage building that was completed this past fall at the city's …

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