Snow events this month proved to be costly for Pottawatomie County Public Works.
During his update Monday, Public Works Administrator Tim Eisenbarth noted the month saw 726 overtime hours worked at a cost of over $28,000, using approximately 3,500 gallons of fuel and 104 tons of salt-sand mixture.
He says the little downtime crews did have this month was usually spent pulling each other out of the snow along with private citizens and delivery trucks. He says road conditions remain rough across the county.
The conditions may have done a number on roads, but it also depleted some of the county’s salt supply. While still at adequate levels, Eisenbarth says they do plan to make a trip this week to replenish that supply.
He urges the public to be patient as they work to eventually get roads graded and brought back up to shape.
Commissioners on Monday also moved to renew their annual membership in the Flint Hills Regional Council.
