Apr
08
2009
Flathead County got enough takers for their dust abatement program to use up about half the $100,000 budget allocation — none on the North Fork, though.
Today’s Daily Inter Lake has the story . . .
More than 24 miles of Flathead County roads will get dust abatement this summer through a new cost-sharing program.
It’s a pay-to-play [...]
Tags: black oil, Dave Prunty, dust abatement, dust palliative, emulsified asphalt, magnesium chloride
Mar
04
2009
As promised, Flathead County has set some money aside for a sort-of dust abatement co-pay plan. Trouble is, there aren’t many takers so far. The deadline is March 27th.
From the March 4, 2009 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
Residents who want to tap into Flathead County’s cost-sharing dust abatement program this [...]
Tags: black oil, Dave Prunty, dust abatement, dust palliative, emulsified asphalt, gravel roads, magnesium chloride, road maintenance, rural roads
Oct
28
2008
From the October 28, 2008 online edition of the Flathead Beacon…
With gravel roads at the center of a decade-long controversy in Flathead County, it stands to reason officials would welcome the winter snows that quell dust troubles. But this winter could pose its own set of problems for the roads department and, for a change, [...]
Tags: black oil, dust abatement, magnesium chloride, road maintenance