Allison Madison

Because you can actually lose 30%.

percent of your salt off the road as the truck drives by so that spraying it with brine helps it stay in place.

It sticks and it starts working faster.

Food's going to stick.

The same thing is true on our pavement.

If we can prevent the bond from forming between the snow and the pavement, it takes a lot less salt on the back end.

So this is what she told me.

If I was going to tell people we need to stop using salt, I would be laughed out of the room, right?

So I kind of have to meet people where they're at and have them know that I understand the realities of their jobs and kind of resident expectations.

But from an environmental perspective, yes, we should stop using salt today.