Village Trustees Discuss Changes to Public Works Building Project
A requested $45,000 change to the salt storage structure is expected to save money in the long-term. The new dome structure diminishes the need for a costly conveyor.
As the Village of New Lenox moves forward with plans to construct a $9 million public works facility, trustees during a Monday Committee of the Whole meeting were brought up-to-date on a staff preference to build a dome salt storage structure instead of the traditional storage building. Kurt Carroll, village administrator, said since the staff's review of the plans for storage needs, a dome structure—the same type of structure the Illinois Department of Transportation relies on—is preferable because it increases the capacity and it's easier to load. The building would hold 5,400 tons of salt, while a dome can handle about 6,200 tons. The further advantage is that the dome makes it easier to load. "You can just push it in," whereas the …
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Linda Carson
7:50 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
I think if you go to City Hall and look up- at the building- you will see it. more ›