2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

coordinated repairs with the Town’s loss recovery contractor and repairs were
made by this vendor at no cost to the town.
During the course of FY2009 repair to138 streetlights were made. Lighting
outages were pretty evenly balanced between burned- out lamps and malfunctioning
photocells.
The Division once again contributed equipment and manpower to the effort
of decorating East Milton Square for winter holidays. The Town owes a considerable
dept of gratitude to Mr. Albert Thomas. Mr. Thomas is a timeless fixture
to the strength of the Milton business community and is a dedicated
volunteer to the Town’s spirit of celebration. Without Mr. Thomas’s generous
donation of lights and supplies, the Town’s delightful holiday light display
would not be possible.
The division also installed a new electric service to service the Town’s
recreational athletic fields which are located at 1200 Brushhill Rd.
Using its’ bucket truck and equipment, the Division hung a total of 28 banners
at St. Elizabeth’s corner and the E. Milton Firehouse for the purpose of announcing
and advertising various municipal and volunteer charitable events.
The Division also continued with the routine operations and maintenance of
3300 municipally owned streetlights, the municipal fire alarm system, and 17
signalized intersections. The Division also provides electrical support services
to 3 fire stations, 1 police station and town hall. The present staff consists of 2
licensed electricians.
CENTRAL MAINTENANCE
The 2nd year of a 3 year lease purchase was started for 2 small dump trucks
& a sidewalk plow. The 1st year of a lease purchase program was started for the
purchase of four, fuel- efficient Toyota Corolla’s. These cars replaced four Ford
Crown Victoria’s, which had exceeded their useful lives and (more than 12
years old with over 150,000 miles each) and were “gas-guzzlers”. By making
this wise purchase the town has enjoyed immediate benefits of better reliability,
reduced maintenance costs, and higher fuel mileage economy.
Central maintenance is responsible for the repair and maintenance of all
Municipal (non-school), Police, Fire, and Council on Aging vehicles and equipment.
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