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The Department of Public Works would like to welcome you!
We are working for a "Clean and Safe City".
The Department of Public
Works is comprised of ten full time workers, including director and his
secretary.
There are also two part time
workers that help out during the leaf season and other seasonal time frames
throughout
the year.
Our department is small and
we take care of the following;
1. All street signs and markers in the City of Greencastle.
2. Four traffic lighted intersections
with help from the commercial venders.
3. Striping and lane markings
on the city streets, curbs and parking spaces.
4. Five parking lots.
5. 51 certified lane miles.
6. Five miles of alleyways.
7. Mowing and trimming along Albin Pond Road, Houck Road, South Jackson
Street, Old Industrial Park, People's Pathways, Frazier Street, Columbia
Street, and both sides of Veteran's Memorial
Highway.
8. The Tree for a Veteran Program, a Gold Leaf
award winner. We maintain the program,
each year adding trees to the landscape.
The trees each get fertilizer and 6 yards of mulch. During the year
additional mulch is placed at each tree.The 2008 Tree for a Veteran program has 16
applications and will continue to receive applications until we reach 28. We plant and maintain the new trees with
plenty of fertilizer and water the trees from our own 200 gallon watering
tanker purchased through the program. We
water the new trees several times a year for the first year.
9. All the storm drains in
the City of Greencastle.
10. Collecting all the leaves
that are raked up and place at the curb.
The leaf collection lasts for about 6 to 8 weeks. The leaf collection is a huge undertaking for
the Department of Public Works. (2008 Leaf Pickup Memo)
11. Plowing the Streets
during the winter months, very challenging time for us as we want the safest
streets possible for our citizens and commuters. My assistant, secretary and I watch the
weather closely and if we have the opportunity we will put a pre-application of
Clear Lane down before the storm arrives. Since we have a small department we
will divide our personnel up during the heavy storms so that we can fight the
storm in the best strategic way.
12. Working closely with
contractors for street paving and sidewalk repairs.
13. Some mechanical work to
help our budget go further. We outsource
the larger jobs.
14. The Putnam County Fair
parade directing traffic, placing detour signage and placing barricades at all
the intersections.
15. Many special events
around the Square, City
Park and West Berry Street
with signage and barricades.
16. Sweeping the entire city
making several rounds each year.
17. Patch every pothole in
the city.
18. Assist the engineering
department with computer software and inspecting.
19. Planting, trimming and
maintaining all street trees. A street
tree is a tree planted between the sidewalk and street. We also have the trees downtown that we prune
each year. Larger jobs are outsourced to
a contractor with the equipment and manpower.
20. Tracking all our actions
for the monthly report and the Tree
City application. Greencastle
has been a Tree City for 8 years and we are proud to say
that the trees are an asset to the beauty of the city.
21. Collecting and recycling
the live Christmas trees in January.
22. Plowing all lane miles,
five parking lots and some alleys several times each winter.
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