8.f January 2018 Public Works Staff ReportFebruary 20th 2018
Public Works Staff Report – January 2018
Roads and Right – of – way
ROW Brush clearing – 2018 road improvement areas: hand work -
Oxboro, Orwell, Old Marine – moving on to 199th and Parkview
ROW – additional Brushing with tractor – 223rd, 215th, 216th, 217th,
Pomroy, ½ Mayberry, Lofton, Meadowbrook S. of HWY 97,
Snow – - 5 – full scale plows 18” total snow plowed – 2 days scraping
off extra snow melt – 7 days out de-icing
Gravel roads: Adding grit for traction to gravel roads – 12 times – 197th
every other day.
213th, 195th – street sign damage – replaced the posts – signs on 195th
damaged – no police reports found on either incident
Sewer – Water:
January sewer samples were taken at Bliss
201 - December Monthly DMR completed
AE, Uptown – reports submitted to Washington Co.
Uptown - Monthly water meter readings completed
201 – one pump replacement, two floats replaced, one check valve
replaced in a pump tank, heat tape added to one system with frozen
line issues
201 – Bliss – Lift station #1 – Still waiting for the project.
14 Gopher call requests - one meet on site
Parks:
Monthly safety checks done on playgrounds
Rink flooding when temperatures are appropriate
Vinterfest:
- 28 PW FT staff hours, 5 PW director hours, 16 PT labor - Zamboni ,
trash, and grounds care hours
- Extra net installed for puck security – NE corner
- Auto lights adjusted in the women’s rm.
- Bright white product seemed to work well to holding the N. end
- Vinterfest removed
- GFI – needs replacing
- Needs for 2019 – “Enter off Oakhill for Parking” signs – “Street
closed for Vinterfest”. , generator in cold storage as back up, go over
20 amp GFI – use with event personnel
Lilleskogen Park – Buckthorn removal by STS continues – 4 more
times in February – more area for buckthorn removal has been
marked – 2 brush pile burnings
Walks have had snow removal 7 times and broomed once
Other:
Aerator for Goose Lake installed