We have had very little ice and snow this winter, yet the city's contractors have been salting with abandon. Salt KILLS trees, INJURES dogs' paws, DESTROYS wood floors EATS AWAY at boot and shoe leather. We need to use salt far more judiciously/ sparingly and use narrower salt distribution equipment that does not run over tree roots and areas of grass and other ground covers.
The entire block surrounding the Main Library and High School has been loaded with salt in the past two weeks and I shudder to think of the salt's effect on the many trees here.

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Thank you for reporting. We shared this with the Deputy Commissioner for Public Works and he said he would remind our crews.