Gillett’s newly constructed salt shed provides a safer and easier method for the delivery of salt, according to Public Works Director Tim Christensen.
“It works just as planned,” Christensen said of the $43,000 storage facility constructed south of the fire station at 310 W. Park St.
The shed holds 45 tons of salt for the Street Department to use on icy streets and sidewalks.
“We’re going to be in good shape,” Christensen said.
Depositing salt in the new facility is safer and involves less labor than the old method, which required the roof to be lifted and propped up. Trucks can back into the new building and unload the salt easily.
“Dumping the salt in there, it’s just night and day difference,” Christensen said.
The 24- by 24-foot concrete shed is 20 feet tall and nearly completed. The electrical hookup for the garage door and trim above the door are yet to be finished.
The shed is larger and sturdier than the wooden one removed from Washington Street to make room for Nicolet Trail Campground.
The shed was funded by a five-year loan with an interest rate of 2.75 percent.
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