Boston Has Tons of Salt Ready for Snowstorm

Boston has tons of salt ready to use for this weekend's snowstorm.

The city started off with more than 30,000 tons of salt this winter and has only used a couple thousand, even after the Blizzard of 2013.

And Boston sanders, plows, trucks and contracted winter workers are only using salt, or a mixture of salt and water.

Some residents, like in the South End, are upset and believe that some pets' feet are getting hurt by winter products being used on sidewalks. Business owners like West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain's Centre Street have often heard complaints about snow melt products through the years. 

"The city uses salt or a mixture of salt and water called brine," said John Guilfoil, spokesperson for the Mayor's Press Office. 

Guilfoil said that sidewalks are the legal responsibility of property owners, and that concerned residents should take issues of snow melting products on sidewalks up with property owners.