Seattle to use salt in future storms

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008577361_salt31m.html

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced this morning that the city will reverse its policy and use road salt to melt ice in future storms.

The mayor set certain conditions for using salt: on hills, arterials or snow bus routes, and on routes to hospitals and other emergency facilities when at least 4 inches of snow is predicted, if ice is predicted, or if extreme cold is expected to last more than three days.

The city earlier refused to use salt, saying it's bad for the environment, and instead spread sand over the roads.