2010 ANNUAL REPORT ENFIELD, NEW ... - Town of Enfield

Public Works Department
The Enfield Public Works Department experienced many changes in
2010. There were four position vacancies within the department. Ken Daniels
moved on after serving the Town for 10 years as Public Works Director. Alfred
Grace retired after serving the Town for 22 years, first as light equipment
operator and most recently as a transfer station attendant. Chris Hammond and
Josh McKinley left after both serving for three years as light equipment operator
and grounds worker respectively. Jim Taylor was appointed as Public Works
Director after serving 15 years in the Planning/Zoning Office. Derek Corbin was
hired as a grounds worker, Steve Stebbins was hired as a light equipment
operator and Norman Ruel was hired to take over the transfer station attendant
position.
The Highway Department spent the summer and early fall shimming
several roads including Flanders Street, Mill Street, Union Street and parts of
Shaker Boulevard. It was a very dry summer forcing the use of calcium chloride
for grading operations and for dust control. A great deal of time and money was
spent on repairing the sidewalk plowing machine and several of the older small
trucks. The Town took delivery of two new pieces of machinery, a 2011 F-550
plow truck with wing and sander body that will be used on the downtown plow
route and a 2011 CAT backhoe that will load salt in the winter and maintain
ditches in the summer. Both of these machines replaced units that were well
beyond their useful life. The Cemetery and Grounds crew assisted with several
burials in 2010 and spent countless hours maintaining Enfield’s parks and ball
fields. They also assisted the Enfield Garden Club maintaining plantings
downtown.
The Water and Sewer Department oversaw the new sewer line
installation that was directionally bored under the lake in anticipation of the
Shaker Bridge being replaced. A new pump was installed in Marsh Well in
December. The department worked with CLD Engineers to collect data needed
for the design of the Route 4 sewer extension. A short sewer extension was
installed in October to allow two commercial buildings on the south side of Main
Street to hook on. Several sections of sewer mains were scoped and jetted and
the water tower passed its triennial inspection.
The Solid Waste Department made several changes that should save the
taxpayers some money moving forward. The glass crushing operation was
discontinued for equipment and safety reasons. The Selectmen updated the
transfer station fee schedule to be in line with surrounding towns. The new fee
schedule allows the town to charge for the recycling of electronics and
televisions. The town accepted these items for free previously and was receiving
many items that had originated in other towns. Thank you to all of the residents
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