Public Works Report for 2010
We accomplished a lot this year. There is a new water pump station north of
town opposite the Kheop's building. All the main lines are installed and connected to the existing water system. We have also added a new water main from the end of Edwards Street to the main on NH Rte. 145 creating a "loop" in the system that will provide a larger volume of water to that end of town. We will complete the new pump installation in 2011.
We hired Dan Frechette to work in the Water and Sewer Departments. Dan has
passed his exams for licensing from the Department of Environmental Services.
Big congratulations to him!
The landfill methane gas to energy generator is running fine with an income of
$30,805.59.
The wind study is ongoing with results in the summer of 2011.
The Highway Department has done a great job of maintaining our roads and
streets through the year. The crew graded 70.33 miles of road through the good
weather. Most roads were graded twice, and some three and four times
dependent on traffic load.
Titus Hill Road was reclaimed for the first 1000 feet. Culverts were replaced ahead of time and the old pavement was ground up and regraded in to the road.
New pavement was then applied over this bedding material.
Plowing entails 118 lane miles to be plowed and sanded during each storm. This is done with four trucks. We also plow the town parking lot, Library, and Town Hall. We sand all the school parking lots also. Snow clean up in the downtown area is done the following night after a storm as long as it is not still snowing.
These men are out at all hours of the day and night to make our traveling as
safe as they can. They deserve a huge thank you for their dedication to the
town.
We have also been looking at streamlining our recycling program. We have baled and shipped out a full load of newspaper this year. We purchased a glass pulverizer and will have a stockpile of fine glass by spring. This is a product usable on road or street projects here in town.
I thank our Town Manager and Board of Selectmen for their continued support
and guidance and especially every one in my crew.
Sincerely,
Kevin F. McKinnon
Public Works Director
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