Gary Wilmer |
The Village of North Syracuse Department of Public Works has a wide range of responsibilities which are all directed towards the maintenance of the Village infrastructure and the delivery of village services. The Department of Public Works consists of 8 full-time employees. Their duties include maintenance of vehicles, general street and road repairs, maintenance of sidewalks, and heavy trash collection, leaf removal, street sweeping, park maintenance, sewer and storm drain maintenance and snow plowing.
DPW Superintendent: Gary Wilmer
Phone: 458-0790
E-mail: DPW@northsyracuse.org
Welcome to the Village Of North Syracuse
Department of Public Works Website
The Village D.P.W. performs many services. Some of the most important services are listed below with a brief description.
Vehicle Maintenance
Department owned equipment is serviced and maintained by D.P.W. employees at the North Syracuse D.P.W. Garage. Major repairs are done by private vendors.
Street and Sidewalk Repair
A total of 26 miles of village roads and 8 miles of sidewalk are maintained by D.P.W. employees.
Newest addition... ¼ mile of sidewalks on Chestnut Street from Tolbert Dr. to Heritage Park
Parks Maintenance
D.P.W. employees maintain (7) parks within the village. Mowing trimming and repairing buildings, pool or play equipment.
Sanitary Sewer Maintenance
D.P.W employees flush the sanitary sewers periodically or clean them as needed.
One employee is on 24 hr. emergency call seven days per week to assist homeowners with sewer backups.
Call 458-0790 for 24 hr. assistance.
Storm Drain Maintenance
Approximately 420 catch basins are maintained by D.P.W. employees within the village. The D.P.W. uses a vacuum/ high pressure water truck to clean out the catch basins and pipes.
Please do not pour anything into the catch basins i.e. oils fuels or chemicals.
Remember that the water makes its way back to the lakes. Only rain water is allowed in the storm drain system
MS4 phase II report is available at the Village Hall (More)
Brush Pickup
D.P.W. employees pick up on the average of 274 tons of brush annually.
Please pile next to the road and not in the roadway or under overhead wires. Please put small piles of brush in paper bags.
Brush and Grass clippings are not to be placed in the roadway at any time
Brush pickup schedule 2010
April- week of the 5th and 19th
May -week of the 3rd and 17th,
June- week of the 7th and 21st,
July- week of the 5th and 19th,
August- week of the 2nd, 16th and 30th.
September - After Heavy Trash pickup has been completed. see (HEAVY TRASH PICK UP SCHEDULE below)
October: Leaf pickup will start in this month
All brush and grass will be placed to the curb on your trash day during the week of your pickup.
Brush is not picked up during the fall heavy trash pickup.
Grass clippings need to be in paper bags and placed to the curb on their trash day during the brush pickup schedule to be picked up. Grass clipping not bagged after July 1st 2009 will not be picked up and a letter of violation will be sent. Residents can and are encouraged to put their small piles of brush and yard waste in paper bags also. This is to facilitate a cleaner and faster pickup.
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) www.ocrra.org Recommends
Leave grass clippings on the lawn! Grass clippings are 80 to 85 percent water. If you mow your lawn once a week, the clippings will filter down and decompose within 7-10 days. Also reduces the amount of fertilizer you need by 25 -30% by returning nutrients to soil. Use as mulch, place up to one inch thick around the base of shrubs. The mulch will prevent water loss and eventually decompose. Compost them. Mix with leaves, wood chips or garden materials.
Heavy Trash Pickup
D.P.W. employees pickup an average of 275 tons of heavy trash annually.
Heavy Trash is picked up once per year in the fall.
Heavy Trash should be put out no earlier than the weekend before the scheduled pickup. We ask that residents be sensitive in the timing of putting out debris, for it affects the appearance of our Village.
Contractors doing work in the Village must remove their own debris as per Village Code.
Waste motor oil, car batteries, tires, and asbestos products, microwave ovens, TV's, paint cans with wet paint in them, Propane or fuel tanks, Construction debris or anything with Freon in them cannot be accepted. Homeowners are responsible for the proper disposal of those items.
HEAVY TRASH PICK UP SCHEDULE
The Heavy Trash Schedule has not been set at this time. It is usually in September the first full week of the month The Village Board will determine and sets the dates and will be posted in the local papers and on this webpage.
Items not picked up may be able to be brought to OCRRA
Please check with OCRRA C-3 site to see what items you can bring there
http://www.ocrra.org/recycling_c3.asp
Leaf Pickup
D.P.W. employees pick up on the average (575 yards) of both loose and bagged leaves annually.
D.P.W. crews pickup leaves until snow covers the piles or the leaves are gone.
Please put small piles of leaves in paper bags.
(Leaves put out in plastic bags will not be accepted).
Snow Plowing
A total of 26 miles of village roads and 8 miles of sidewalks are maintained during the winter months.
During the winter months we ask that village residents remove the portable basketball hoops from the edge of the road and refrain from shoveling snow or plowing snow onto or across the roadway. Snow that is deposited on the roadway will freeze, thus causing ice conditions making it unsafe for motorists and pedestrians.
Remember that the overnight parking ban is in place from November 15th to April 15th 1 AM to 6 AM.
Trash & Recyclables
Syracuse Haulers handles the weekly trash pick-up/removal for all residential/commercial properties within the Village. Any concerns relating to trash pick-up/removal should be made directly to Syracuse Haulers by calling 426-6771.
Blue bins for recyclables can be obtained by calling the D.P.W. at 458-0790. Bins are usually delivered on Fridays.
Street Cleaning
Street Sweeping usually begins in March as soon as the snow is off the road.
Building Maintenance
D.P.W. employees maintain the Village Hall, D.P.W. Garage, and Community Center.
Street Light Outage Procedure
For street light problems please call National grid at 1-800-867-5222 or click on the link below.
http://www.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk/account/forms/streetlight.asp
Onondaga County Water Authority
For any domestic water questions please call 455-7061
Or click on the link http://www.ocwa.org/
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
The Village of North Syracuse joined forces with Onondaga County to create multi agency Hazard Mitigation Plan. Please click on this link to see how we are planning for any future Natural Hazards.
http://www.ongov.net/planning/haz.html
click on the link below to take a quick survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=m7qP0rylAu5hh_2fji4eGUWQ_3d_3d
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