No barrel at Adam and Newton, either.

Thank you for reporting your concern to us. Barrels are only being placed at municipal buildings this year. There is sand here at the DPW that is available for residents. If you have any further questions please feel free to call us at 508-624-6910.

I was about to report this same issue - no salt barrels. I am disappointed to see the response that barrels are not being placed as they have in years past. Adams St was not plowed well this week and was a dangerous sheet of ice. I do not use the salt barrels for my driveway, but have no problem helping out by shoveling and salting the parts of the road the plows miss. Since barrels are not being placed please ask the plow drivers to clear the entire width of the road! Thank you.
Adams St resident.

And please, DO NOT drive down Adam st.when slippery! My house may become your next stop.

And, if I were able to get to the Municipal buildings to get sand, I would not need it. Newton St at Adams is very dangerous when slippery.

The Public Works Dept. has decided not to place salt barrels in certain locations this year. They are still available at all public buildings as well as at the DPW facility on Neil Street.

We have actually been watching the barrels for the past several years and recording their usage. By that, we mean how often our crews need to add sand to them. What we have found is that most barrels are not being used with enough frequency to warrant their placement. Additionally, we have observed that after the first couple of storms, they get buried by the snow and go unused until the spring thaw.

It was decided this year that the availability to the public of sand/salt at the DPW facility on Neil Street should be sufficient. Residents are allowed to fill 5 gallon containers to have on hand as needed throughout the winter. Additionally, residents can call our offices to request that abnormally slippery locations be spot sanded as needed. You can call our offices during business hours, or the Police Dept. after hours, who will in turn contact our on-call personnel.

I am going to close this issue for now. We encourage all of those parties interested to utilize the available sand/salt mix at the DPW facility to have on hand as needed this winter.

DPW 508-624-6910