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Mission Statement
The Department of Public Works is responsible for providing residents with a variety of services in order to maintain the infrastructure of the town. The department maintains the public roads, town water system, sanitation and recycling, cemeteries, parks and athletic fields and public trees. Within each of these areas are specific responsibilities and services which include roadway maintenance and road safety issues, street sweeping, drainage, grass mowing, cemetery maintenance and burials, tree removal and planting, roadside brush, water supply treatment and distribution, snow removal and utility billing. The department is committed to making traveling through the town safe and comfortable for those who live here as well as those who travel through town or work here. While displaying fiscal responsibility, the
department seeks to meet the realistic expectation of the citizens and the town.
The Sterling Department of Public Works maintains the basic infrastructure of the Town. It is comprised of the following separate but co-dependent divisions: highways, public water system, cemeteries, sanitation, recycling, public shade trees, parks and recreational facilities.
The DPW is directed by an elected board whose members are elected for a 3-year term. One position on the board is elected each year.
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