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MARCHAM HALL
836 HANSHAW ROAD Telephone
ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 607.257.123B
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TO: BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FROM: Brent A. Cross, Superintendent of Public Works
PERIOD: 11/1/02 through 11/30/02
REPORT BY DEPARTMENT:
A. VILLAGE ENGINEER -
1. PUBLIC WORKS
Office Hours
9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
a. Street System: The paving has been completed on all of the streets that were part
of this year's schedule. The total length of the road segments that were paved this year is
about 1.5 miles. This is longer than the plan of 1 mile per year. Unfortunately, with the overrun
on the thickness of asphalt that was being laid, it was a compounding factor in the total
amount of asphalt that was planned to be used. I have analyzed the bill for the asphalt work
and, determined that the part of the cost due to the added thickness amounts to approximately
$40,000. Some other projects that cause the asphalt bill to overrun were the paving of the
floor in the new salt barn and the paving of the DPW yard. These two items amount to
approximately $36,000 and will be transferred to the DPW account.
b. Storm Water System: no report.
c. Water System: no report.
d. Sewer System: no report
e. Solid Waste: Garbage collected for this month was tons.
Leaf pickup had been going well until about the middle of the month. First of all, the leaves
carne down very late this year, which means that there were still a lot of them on the ground
when we got the seasonally early snowfall. In addition, one of the vacuum machines had a
mechanical failure that resulted in not being able to continue to use it for this year. In the
meantime, the DPW crew is still out picking up the leaves as best as they can using shovels,
loaders and dump trucks.
f. Equipment: DPW Fuel Consumption for this month: Gas = 520.20 gallons
Diesel = 585.80 gallons
g. Buildings and Grounds: The fence along the top of the embankment at the DPW
yard has been installed to help screen and control the activities of the DPW that can be
viewed from the Pleasant Grove Lane neighbors.