Public Works
Mission Of Public Works:
The mission of the Fort Fairfield Public Works Department is to provide residents and visitors with ongoing and seasonal operations and maintenance programs working in conjunction with other Town departments as well as numerous organizations with the State of Maine.
Within our double township, our Public Works Department oversees all public infrastructure in our urban and rural areas. This includes all storm water drainage systems, streets, roadways, culvert installations, sidewalks, bridges, dams, street lighting, street and road signage, snow removal, pavement, chip sealing and crack sealing and maintenance of lawns on all Town owned property
In summer, we provide maintainence to more than 66 miles of rural roads, 11 miles of urban streets, and 5 miles of sidewalks. The Department also maintains several municipal parking lots, three watershed dams, and a dike system designed to provide flood protection to the downtown business district. In winter, we conduct snow removal operations on more than 100 lane-miles of roads, and provide support and manpower to plow an additional 16 miles of State roadways. The Department also oversees and implements snow removal for the local School District.
Public Works is also responsibility for the general maintenance of all municipal-owned equipment including vehicles used by the Town’s Police, Fire and Recreation Departments.
Public Works Employees:
Highway Department:
Darren Hanson, Director
Brent Holton, mechanic
Charles Dean, heavy equipment operator
Christopher Gamblin, grounds keeper
Dawson Flewelling, heavy equipment operator
Jesse Helstrom, heavy equipment operator
John Sutherland, heavy equipment operator
Kelvin Forsman, heavy equipment operator
Nick Ellis, heavy equipment operator
Thomas Ranucci, heavy equipment operator
Within our double township, our Public Works Department oversees all public infrastructure in our urban and rural areas. This includes all storm water drainage systems, streets, roadways, culvert installations, sidewalks, bridges, dams, street lighting, street and road signage, snow removal, pavement, chip sealing and crack sealing and maintenance of lawns on all Town owned property.
In summer, we provide maintainence to more than 66 miles of rural roads, 11 miles of urban streets, and 5 miles of sidewalks. The Department also maintains several municipal parking lots, three watershed dams, and a dike system designed to provide flood protection to the downtown business district. In winter, we conduct snow removal operations on more than 100 lane-miles of roads, and provide support and manpower to plow an additional 16 miles of State roadways. The Department also oversees and implements snow removal for the local School District.
Public Works is also responsibility for the general maintenance of all municipal-owned equipment including vehicles used by the Town’s Police, Fire and Recreation Departments.
Buildings and Ground:
We have one full-time employee who completes all light building maintenance and general cleaning for all Town-owned facilities year round. This includes general maintenance and janitorial duties in the Town Office, Police Department, Library, Armory, Recreation Department, and Public Works Department. This employee is assisted in the summer by a part-time employee who assists with the lawn care for Main Street, Block House, Library, Town Office, Fire Department, Recreation Department, Puddle Dock Facility, two cemeteries, the Boat Landing area, the Monson Pond Day Use Area, and several acres of green space within our town.