2001 Annual Report - Town of South Windsor
2001 Annual Report - Town of South Windsor
2001 Annual Report - Town of South Windsor
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T O W N O F S O U T H W I N D S O R<br />
www.southwindsor.org<br />
D E P A R T M E N T O F P U B L I C W O R K S<br />
and Grounds was a very active participant in Public<br />
Works Day held at Pleasant Valley School this year<br />
which gave children a chance to sit down and ask<br />
questions about the mowers, trucks and other<br />
Division equipment. We also gave away a tree<br />
seedling to all students that visited with us.<br />
Parks and Grounds worked with the Natural<br />
Resource Committee in implementing a plan for<br />
planting Witch Hazel on <strong>Town</strong>-owned property.<br />
The Tree Warden, Karl Reichle, sees to the care <strong>of</strong><br />
all <strong>Town</strong> trees. In public right <strong>of</strong> ways, as well as<br />
on public grounds. State Statute is followed very<br />
closely to see that the trees are managed in a fiscally<br />
prudent manner, while still balancing the<br />
enhancement <strong>of</strong> beauty they provide against the<br />
danger they can pose.<br />
KARL E. REICHLE<br />
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND GROUNDS<br />
The DIVISION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS provides<br />
facility management services for numerous <strong>Town</strong><br />
Buildings. Facility operations and maintenance,<br />
annual and long-range facility planning, space<br />
planning and management, project management,<br />
and facility management are some <strong>of</strong> the Division's<br />
responsibilities.<br />
A major function <strong>of</strong> the Division is the administration<br />
<strong>of</strong> contractual services, which include the<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> fire alarm systems, elevators, site<br />
generators, and the heating, air conditioning, ventilation<br />
and all related temperature control systems.<br />
The Division also manages the outsourcing <strong>of</strong> custodial<br />
services and facility refuse removal.<br />
Other responsibilities include facility repair and renovation,<br />
landlord activities, the provision <strong>of</strong> support<br />
services to various departments, and the processing<br />
<strong>of</strong> private and commercial evictions.<br />
Projects undertaken in Fiscal Year 2000/<strong>2001</strong><br />
were:<br />
• The installation <strong>of</strong> network computer wire,<br />
category 5e, in the <strong>Town</strong> Hall.<br />
• The completion <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong> Garage block heater<br />
project where power was supplied to every<br />
vehicle bay for the ability to plug in the vehicle<br />
block heaters.<br />
• The team project <strong>of</strong> building a vehicle wash bay<br />
at the <strong>Town</strong> Garage. Our contribution was the<br />
installation <strong>of</strong> the water line to the area, the coordination<br />
<strong>of</strong> heat into the area, and the coordination<br />
<strong>of</strong> exterior building modifications and the<br />
overhead door installation. Also, the division<br />
contracted out all electrical work and oversaw<br />
this trade.<br />
• Recarpeting <strong>of</strong> some <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong>fices and<br />
Conference rooms.<br />
• Installation <strong>of</strong> environmental control alarm system<br />
at the Public Library,<br />
• Many other smaller activities such as outlet<br />
installations, telephone relocations, <strong>of</strong>fice painting,<br />
wallpapering, <strong>of</strong>fice/furniture relocations,<br />
• The rero<strong>of</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the Orchard Hill Farm property.<br />
• The installation <strong>of</strong> new refrigeration equipment at<br />
the Orchard Hill Farm.<br />
• The installation <strong>of</strong> two (2) new underground fuel<br />
storage tanks at the <strong>Town</strong> Garage.<br />
The Division <strong>of</strong> Public Buildings maintains a full staff<br />
and operates two shifts. Staff is available from<br />
8:00 a.m. through 12:00 midnight. Our goal is to<br />
create and provide a pleasant, safe, and healthy<br />
environment in all facilities for all <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Windsor</strong> residents, employees, and visitors.<br />
RICHARD A. BOUDREAULT, CFM<br />
FACILITIES MANAGER<br />
The DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL<br />
is responsible for the collection, treatment, and<br />
discharge <strong>of</strong> wastewater. Activities include: wastewater<br />
treatment, sludge disposal, laboratory analysis,<br />
sewer line cleaning and inspection, and pump<br />
station maintenance. This division is also responsible<br />
for the operation <strong>of</strong> the Veteran’s Memorial Park<br />
swimming pool pump and filtration system, and for<br />
the test/adjustment <strong>of</strong> water chemistry for the<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> pool water quality.<br />
14 2000-<strong>2001</strong> ANNUAL REPORT