Petition to Embrace Eco-Friendly Winter Road Maintenance: Say No to Road Salt!

The Issue

Urging a Reduction in Excessive Salt Usage

We advocate for a more judicious approach to road salt application, aligning with safer alternatives adopted by numerous states. The current excessive use of road salt poses environmental threats to wildlife, local ecosystems, and damages personal vehicles.

Our objective is to establish stringent guidelines for road salt application, ensuring road safety while safeguarding Minnesota's environment. Additional updates will follow based on the traction gained, no pun intended.

A 2019 win was in Alexandria, MN they have heavily limited road salt usage. 

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The Issue

Urging a Reduction in Excessive Salt Usage

We advocate for a more judicious approach to road salt application, aligning with safer alternatives adopted by numerous states. The current excessive use of road salt poses environmental threats to wildlife, local ecosystems, and damages personal vehicles.

Our objective is to establish stringent guidelines for road salt application, ensuring road safety while safeguarding Minnesota's environment. Additional updates will follow based on the traction gained, no pun intended.

A 2019 win was in Alexandria, MN they have heavily limited road salt usage. 

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