Pomfret Town Board highway members deserve a round of applause. During a meeting last week, the department’s Superintendent Jude Gardner hailed the completion of a new salt barn.

Gardner said at a town board meeting held at the Lily Dale Fire Hall that he and his seven employees built the barn themselves. The towns of Ellery, Charlotte, Sheridan and Stockton all supplied equipment for the construction. Chautauqua County’s highway department offered and operated a paver to do the floor inside.

The county also assisted with a grant to help pay for the project, Gardner added.

“We saved a ton of money” by keeping the work in-house and getting help from other municipalities, Gardner said. He thanked the municipalities for their collaboration.

In this economy, and seeing the struggles of other governments, endeavors such as this matter. The recent work is an improvement — and just in time for the winter.