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Administration
Engineering
Environmental Services
Highways, Equipment & Drains
Public Grounds
Transportation/Lexpress
Water/Sewer
FAQ's
Current Events & Information:
NEW 2010 DPW Construction Projects (posted 8/5/10)
NSTAR Tree Pruning Notice (6/25/10)
New Facility Information:
New DPW Facility Information
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Department of Public Works
Contact Information
Administration Offices Samuel Hadley Public Services Building 201 Bedford Street, Rm 202 Lexington, MA 02420 Administration Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone: 781-274-8300 Fax: 781-274-8392
Operation Offices and Water/Sewer (Billing Questions) Samuel Hadley Public Services Building 201 Bedford Street, Rm 105 Lexington, MA 02420 Operation Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Phone: 781-274-8300 Fax: 781-274-8385 Water/Sewer Business Office: 781-274-8370 Street Light Outage: 781-274-8388 Recycling Information Line: 781-274-8325 or JRM: 800-323-4285 Mechanics Division: 781-274-8378 Emergency Only: 781-862-1618 (Please use when office is closed)
Directory:
| Director of Public Works |
William Hadley |
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| Manager of Operations |
Wayne Brooks |
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| Office Manager |
Pauline Burke |
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| Supt. of Environmental Services |
Robert Beaudoin |
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| Management Analyst |
Romina Comunale |
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| Town Engineer |
John Livsey |
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| Water/Sewer Superintendent |
Dennis Meehan |
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| Public Grounds Superintendent |
David Pinsonneault |
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| Highway Superintendent |
Marc Valenti |
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| Transportation Svcs. Coordinator |
Gail Wagner |
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Description of Services
The Department of Public Works (DPW) has 7 major divisions:
Maintenance for municipal buildings, formerly under DPW, is part of a combined Town/School Public Facilities Department. The core values of the Department of Public Works are public safety, affordability, and open space. Public safety is a primary concern of the Public Works Department through many of its individual tasks:
Highways, Equipment and Drains staff members maintain the streets, sidewalks, and storm drain systems.
Water/Sewer staff provides quality drinking water, water for fire protection and the proper discharge of sewage.
Engineering staff members oversee street resurfacing, water and sewer system renewal and expansion.
Public Grounds staff members eliminate hazardous tree and vegetative growth and maintain safe playgrounds, recreation paths and public areas.
A variety of efforts are being made to increase affordability:
- Reducing sewer infiltration and inflow, and installing an automated meter reading program, to help manage water/sewer charges (water and sewer operations have been operated as separate enterprise funds since fiscal year 1988).
Generating new revenues through an accelerated composting program.
Decreasing future repair costs by preventative maintenance to infrastructure, equipment and vehicles.
Consideration of aggregating energy customers to reduce residents' and the Town's energy costs.
The quality of Lexington's open space is enhanced by the Public Grounds Division's maintenance and care of public lands that are under the jurisdiction of Public Works, Conservation, and the School Department:
Recreation playing fields, swimming facilities, and the golf course
Conservation lands and trails
Historic parks
Bike paths
Street trees
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