Officials across Georgia are shelling out for costs related to the recent cold snap, from road salt supplies to fixing broken water mains. Few governments had a final tally of their costs, but some provided a smattering. Most of the following are estimates:
- Georgia DOT
Salt, gravel, de-icer supplies: more than $940,000
Includes at least 9,000 tons of salt and gravel spread, 1,500 gallons of de-icer
Operating equipment: about $350,000
Labor: about $400,000. This likely is not extra cost, but will be hours taken away from normal maintenance tasks.
- Fulton County
County sand and salt: $6,860
County overtime: $4,231
School system sanding and salting: $7,500
- DeKalb County
School system: used up its salt and sand supply
County supplies, overtime and damages: $250,000
Including:
Water main repairs: $80,000
County building damages: $25,000
- Cobb County
400 tons of sand and salt: $70,000
Cobb DOT overtime: $22,000
Cobb parks department overtime: $8,600
- Gwinnett County
About 15 county trucks spreading sand and salt: $40,000 to $50,000
Gwinnett County Schools de-icing materials and labor: about $10,000
- Atlanta
Sand and salt: $82,850
Overtime from sanding and salting: $37,500
- Alpharetta
Labor: $19,919
Sand and salt: $2,992
- Kennesaw
Overtime: $2,300
Roads materials: $1,000
- Milton
Police overtime: $1,350
Vehicle damage: $1,050
- Decatur
Sanding and salting: $2,000
- Sandy Springs
City and contractor crews sanded and salted 54 miles of road
Sources: city and county governments; Georgia DOT; school systems
Shane Blatt, Ralph Ellis, Pat Fox, Ariel Hart, April Hunt, Megan Matteucci, Gracie Staples, Eric Stirgus and Steve Visser contributed to this list.
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