Page 76 - Town of Bedford FY 2018-2019 Budget.pdf

&z ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵ KWd h ' d dKtE K& &KZ ͕ s/Z'/E/

PUBLIC SERVICES

MISSION

It is the mission of the Public Works Department to provide the best customer service in the most
efficient way to external and internal customers.

DESCRIPTION

The Public Works division is organized into six different operations:

භ Automotive Maintenance භ Recycling
භ Engineering භ Refuse Collection
භ Grounds Maintenance භ Street Maintenance

Automotive Maintenance: The automotive maintenance operation performs routine maintenance,
inspections and repairs to all town owned vehicles and equipment. Ranging from police cars, bulldozers,
and trash trucks to lawnmowers and weed eaters.

Grounds Maintenance: The grounds maintenance operation is responsible for cutting grass and any
landscaping for all town owned buildings and schools, cemeteries, parks, and various right-of-ways
within the Town. They also setup decorations downtown for Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day
and July 4th, in addition to the wonderful Christmas light display in Liberty Lake Park.

Recycling: The recycling operation is a residential recycling drop off center located at 856 Orange Street
which allows Town residents access to conveniently recycle a full range of materials including paper,
plastics, glass and cardboard. The recyclables are hauled to a recycling facility where they are processed.

Refuse Collection: The refuse collection operation is a curb side service that is responsible for collecting
refuse from households and businesses and hauling the waste to the Town Landfill. This service is
provided once per week. The Town of Bedford also offers special refuse collection services such as:
Spring Cleanup Week, year round brush collection and bulk leaf collection in the fall.

Street Maintenance: The street maintenance operation is responsible for repairing pavement failures
such as cracks and potholes, constructing and repairing storm sewers, and removing ice and snow from
the roadways during winter storms.

Engineering: The Engineering Division's responsibilities include designing, implementing and inspecting
public works projects such as roads, storm drainage systems, and sidewalks. This division also surveys
public works project sites and prepares easements for public works projects, in addition; they also
review site plans, and enforce property maintenance issues. The Department also assists with planning,
economic development, the zoning department, and code compliance issues. This department reviews
site plans and plat surveys, works with businesses looking to relocate or establish themselves in Bedford,
works with the community to develop and update the Comprehensive Plan, administers the Land
Development Regulations and Zoning and enforces the Town Code as well as working with the County to
enforce the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC).

WĂŐĞ ϳϱ