OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A group of six Washington Transportation Department employees turned down a productivity prize of as much as $10,000 each that they won for finding a way to save $6 million over three years for highway de-icing salt.
A maintenance director, Chris Christopher, says they felt the improvement was part of their jobs.
The snow and ice team agreed to share a $1,000 prize awarded Friday by the state Productivity Board.
The Olympian reports it was the last meeting of the board which has been eliminated by state budget cuts.
