Forest Hills tables rock-salt award amid cost and supply concerns

Council discussed rock-salt procurement after a rebid returned a high price; the public-works chair moved to table the Shea COG award of $202,620.27 to pursue additional bids and to avoid being left without salt supply. Councilors noted most of the borough’s salt historically comes through the state CoStars contract and that staff had posted a Turtle Creek Valley COG bid with responses due Sept. 28.

"We can table this evening, but we must make a decision at the agenda-setting meeting at the top of the month of October," the borough manager said, stressing the need to avoid a lapse in the borough’s ability to purchase salt. The motion to table was approved by voice vote.