Public Works

Road Department Working at Animal Services

The Public Works Department is responsible for the repair & upkeep of the county’s approximately 436 miles of paved and 62 miles of unpaved roadways.  Other responsibilities include mowing the right-of-ways, upkeep of road signs, pothole patching, pipe replacement (not driveway pipe) grading, adding gravel and cleaning ditch lines of dirt roads.

The Public Works Department also clears fallen trees or debris from the roadways and cleans ice & snow from roads if necessary during the winter and employs mechanics that maintain all county machinery equipment and fleet vehicles.

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Tractors, demonstrating the work of the Public Works Department
Tractor, demonstrating the work of the Public Works Department