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Town of Denmark Cuts Ribbon on New Salt Storage
Building After Saving Over $180,000 from Original Estimated Project Cost
Published: May 05, 2025 at
07:30 p.m.
The Town of Denmark opened its new Salt Barn today. Cutting
the Ribbon are Denmark Board Members, Scott Doyle,
Fred
Wadsworth, Peter Jones, Darlene Rowsam, Clerk Prudence Green. Second Row,
Highway Department Employees
Lynn Henry & Richard Frizzell
 Town of Denmark, NY- The Town of
Denmark has completed a New York State Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP)
for a new 70-foot by 130-foot Salt Storage Building at the town highway
facility at 3707 Roberts Road in Deer River.
“The goal of this
project is to protect 55 private wells within 4,000 feet of the town’s salt
pile. Also, it will protect the Deer River, which feeds the Black River, which
is a main water source for the City of Watertown,” said Town Supervisor
Scott Doyle.
The final cost of
the project, built by Hybrid Building Solutions out of Corfu NY, was $640,385-
coming in far less than the original estimated cost of $828,775.
The project
started in July of 2023, with the Town working in conjunction with Tug Hill
Commission personnel. The Tug Hill Commission submitted the WQIP Grant on
behalf of the town that covered 75% of the total project cost. The Town
Highway Department Employees completed more than $68,649 of work as part of
Denmark’s local match. This included the base work, digging the footers, completing
the electrical work, along with equipment, trucking and assisting with the
paving. The remaining balance of the Town’s portion, $91,447, will be paid
by the Town’s fund balance rather than increasing taxpayer cost by financing
the remaining balance.
Supervisor Doyle
expressed the Board’s sincere thanks to Highway Superintendent Patrick Mahar
& Denmark Highway Employee’s, Lynn Henry, Jeff Snyder, Richard
Frizzell, Dylan Smith and Andrew Pledger. He wishes to also thank Lewis
County Highway personnel & neighboring towns who helped with shared
services throughout the project, Tug Hill Commission personnel for assisting
with the grant writing and lastly, the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation for awarding the Town of Denmark the WQIP Grant.
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