Responsibilities
The Public Works and Engineering Department directs
Water Resources Management, Engineering, and Streets and Sanitation. Some of the other responsibilities are:
- Makes recommendation on right of way permits, easements, and off-site improvements
- Maintains and repairs streets, sidewalks and wash crossings on Town streets
- Maintenance of Airport
- Maintains fire hydrants and exercises valves
- Maintains and repairs water and sewer lines
- Maintains cemetery and assists with internment duties
- Manages and maintains the town’s vehicular equipment
- Performs street capital improvement planning, maintenance, traffic engineering, and signalization
- Operation and maintenance of R.O. Plant and Brine Ponds
- Operation of residential trash pit
- Oversees all public improvement projects
- Oversees maintenance of town facilities
- Utilities: Meter reading, utility turn on and shut off and repairs to water line up to the meter