Public Works
The department's primary mission is to keep Newport's town-owned and operated infrastructure operating and in good repair. To accomplish this it maintains a staff consisting of a full-time director and 3 full-time associates. These staff members possess many years of combined experience and deploy a variety of skills which include management, planning, estimating, construction, vehicle maintenance, welding, and of course snow plowing.
Our scheduled hours are Monday through Thursday, 6:00am-4:30pm.
The following list summarizes a few of the many activities carried out in pursuit of the primary objective:
- Estimating cost and resource requirements
- Management and deployment of available resources
- Road maintenance & construction
- Sidewalk maintenance & construction
- Maintenance of all town properties, including the Town Office, Police & Fire Department, Recreation Center, the Public Boat Launch and all cemeteries
- Mowing and landscaping of town properties including roadsides, cemeteries, Transfer Station, Rec. Center, Cultural Center and Town Office Complex
- Emptying trash receptacles
- Assisting the Water and Sewer Departments with all emergency and routine excavation when needed
- Snow plowing and sanding of all 54 miles of town roads including some State Aid Roads
- Sign installations
- Spring sweeping & calcium maintenance of all dirt roads after privatized grading
- Maintenance of all town equipment
- Monitoring of water levels and maintenance of the North Street Dam
- Additional projects as assigned by the Town Manager