021319 Salt Debacle (MK)

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Township Supervisor Charles Lutzow Jr. speaks during a Algonquin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

The Algonquin Township Board of Trustees hear public comments during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Township Attorney James Kelley answers a question posed by Algonquin Township Trustee Dave Chapman during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Algonquin Township Trustee Melissa Victor during a Algonquin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Joe Gillengerten, of unincorporated Crystal Lake, during a Algonquin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Algonquin Township Trustee Dave Chapman speaks during a Algonquin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Richard Fahy gives a public comment during a Algonquin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. Fahy spoke on behalf of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150.

Algonquin Township Board of Trustees debate salt bill

Scott Taillet give a public comment during a Algonquin Township Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at theAlgonquin Township office, in Crystal Lake. The board voted against paying $107,000 for 1,161 tons of salt from Kansas salt supplier Compass Minerals.