2011 - Town of Warner

Highway Department2011 was a good year for the Highway Department. Winter storms keptthe crew busy in the early part of the year and when possible the crewremoved a structure that was located on the lot for the proposed newFire Station. All materials were loaded into a dumpster and hauled to alicensed landfill.During the mud season the crew prepared for the 2012 winter by haulingfrom the Town’s gravel pit to the stockpile stored at the highwaygarage. We purchased a new Heil 8 yard steel dump body and Hi-Waystainless steel sander to replace the 2001 combination sander that wasbeyond repair.Spring clean-up in the downtown area was accomplished with a newlypurchased used street sweeper for $30,000. The Town spends on averageof up to $10,000 per year for contracted sweeping. This will allowfor the clean-up to start early and will also make roadside ditchingclean-up much more efficient.The crew replaced culverts on Horne St. 300’ of under-drain was addedon Red Chimney and pavement shim in the hopes of patching a longtime erosion problem. A catch basin was replaced at the intersection ofChurch St. and Main St. and the crew rebuilt a 575’ section of SchoodacRoad. Hurricane Irene hit and kept the crew busy fixing washouts andchipping debris. With the help of the Highway Department a generatorwas installed at the Town Hall. At the Waterloo Covered Bridge thecrew replaced a broken tie-rod.The largest project of 2011 took place on North Village Road whichincluded a portion of Waldron Hill Road. A “red” listed culvert wasreplaced with a rigid frame bridge. I would like to thank Sally Lobdel,Charles Goodwin, Ken Locke and Weaver Brothers for their cooperationand a good job done.Respectfully submitted,Matthew Waite - Director of Public Works74