So far, township street snow removal during the 2013-2014 season by the Salisbury Township Public Works Department has received high marks from township officials.

"A fellow working with me said, 'You guys do a great job,' and I would agree with that," Commissioner Robert Martucci, Jr. said to Salisbury Township Director of Public Works John Andreas.

About 300 tons of rock salt, anti-skid material and sometimes a combination of the materials has been used by township public works crews on township roads and about 350 tons of the material is on order. Fifty tons was delivered Jan. 23.

"Even though the next one [snowstorm] is considered a nuisance, it still takes material," Andreas said at the time of the Jan. 23 meeting.

After the meeting, Andreas told a reporter for Salisbury Press, at any given time, as many as 13 township units may be on the road at one time for salting and as many as 16 units for plowing of township streets and roads.

Overall, about 1,000 tons of material was requested for purchase by public works.

Salt is purchased through Costars (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cooperative purchasing program administered by the Department of General Services Bureau of Procurement) and from Cargill, Inc., Northampton.

"They've been swamped a combination of storms and accidents," Andreas said of Cargill.

"This past storm was very difficult because of the length of period," Andreas said of the Jan. 21 to 22 snowfall in the Lehigh Valley.

It was noted some of the major thoroughfares in the township are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. These include East Emmaus Avenue and East Susquehanna Street.

A typical snowstorm could require the application of 100 tons of salt.

Salisbury sometimes gets help from adjacent municipalities if salt is needed. The township reciprocates.