Renovation of a pre-engineered storage facility in Newtown, Connecticut. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a pre-engineered storage facility.

Update: The current salt storage capacity of the public works facility is approximately 1,500 tons under cover. Annual usage averages approximately 4,000 tons. The salt in storage needs to be protected from precipitation and sun until needed. Both environmental factors cause the salt to melt or leach prematurely and become a wasted product. In addition to environmental concerns, timely delivery of product becomes crucial if winter storm events have high frequency. Often mid-winter delivery is delayed or nonexistent because every municipality and the State need new product at the same time. The supply chain becomes overloaded. The solution to reliability is increased salt storage capacity. We are proposing the addition of 2,000 tons of salt storage immediately adjacent to our existing salt storage/mixing facility. This would provide almost an average winter of salt available at the beginning of each season at the lowest annual price and surest delivery environment. Additionally, the project will cover the cost of repaving the parking lot, upgrade the bathroom facilities, windows/doors, flooring. Legislative Council subsequently removed the additional project costs related to facilities upgrades and repaving the parking lot. Reduction of $350,000. Project is included Town of Newtown Fiscal Year 2026-2030 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The current salt storage capacity of the public works facility is approximately 1,500 tons under cover. Annual usage averages approximately 4,000 tons. The salt in storage needs to be protected from precipitation and sun until needed. Both environmental factors cause the salt to melt or leach prematurely and become a wasted product. In addition to environmental concerns, timely delivery of product becomes crucial if winter storm events have high frequency. Often mid-winter delivery is delayed or non-existent because every municipality and the State need new product at the same time. The supply chain becomes overloaded. The solution to reliability is increased salt storage capacity. We are proposing the addition of 2,000 tons of salt storage immediately adjacent to our existing salt storage/mixing facility. This would provide almost an average winter of salt available at the beginning of each season at the lowest annual price and surest delivery environment. As of May 7, 2024 , this project is in currently in the conceptual phase. An architect has not been selected. This project is included in the Town of Newtown's FY 2024-2028 CIP and funding is allotted for 2026-2027. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.