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A City Master Plan New Bedford 2020Existing Conditions and Current InitiativesAppendix F includes a complete listing of all City departments. This section highlights those departments thatare responsible for providing public services, maintaining and improving the city’s infrastructure, and meetingthe city’s public safety needs.Department of Public FacilitiesBuilding Maintenance DivisionThe Building Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Facilities (DPF) is responsible for the dailymaintenance of 68 municipally-owned buildings, including City Hall, the public libraries, police and firestations, community centers, and park buildings. Work performed by this Division includes custodial services,daily maintenance issues, and interior and exterior renovations as well as new construction. The staff includescustodians, carpenters, electricians, masons, and plumbers. This Division of DPF does not maintain buildingsthat are under the control of the School Department, which has its own Building Maintenance Department.Most of these facilities are historic—many of which were built more than 100 years ago—and continue to serve avital role in the community, and many are in need of renovation. Recent funding has been appropriated for thepurpose of remodeling, reconstruction and making of extraordinary repairs to City-owned buildings, and theDepartment is in the process of assessing specific needs and prioritizing projects that will be funded through thisbond authorization. 1Public Works DivisionThe DPF Public Works Division has numerous areas of responsibility related to the maintenance and operationof municipally-owned property and equipment, which impact the city’s visual qualities, including themaintenance and enhancement of city shade and street trees, municipally-owned streetlights and lighting forparks and public parking areas, and the maintenance of traffic signals.Litter and debris, which is discarded on municipally-owned property, is removed daily by Community Pridecrews that operate out of this Division. These crews are also responsible for the preparation, set up, andremoval of equipment associated with the numerous citywide events throughout the year. This Division is alsoresponsible for the sanding/salting of city streets during the winter months.CEMETERY DEPARTMENTThe Cemetery Department is responsible for providing human services, such as burying the dead, makingfoundations for cemetery memorials and markers, keeping accurate records of all burials and their exact burialsite, and maintaining the cemetery grounds. This Department is also responsible for the proper care andmanagement of the perpetual care trust funds under its jurisdiction as well as the special revenue funds.City owned cemeteries include:> Oak Grove Cemetery> Peckham West Cemetery> Pine Grove Cemetery> Rural Cemetery1 Funding provided from a $3 million bond borrowed under MGL Chapter 44A per vote of the City Council on July 23, 2009.City Services and Resources11-2
A City Master Plan New Bedford 2020In addition, the Cemetery Department is responsible for maintaining the following burial grounds:> Congregational Church Cemetery> Griffin Street Cemetery> Point Road Cemetery> Reynolds Cemetery> Tobey Family Burial GroundPARK MAINTENANCE DIVISIONThe Park Maintenance Division of the DPF is responsible for the maintenance of all 25 municipally-ownedbeaches, parks and playgrounds as well as areas of open space. The six major parks maintained by this Divisioninclude: Buttonwood Park; Hazelwood Park; Brooklawn Park; Clasky Common; Fort Taber Park; and RiversidePark. In addition, smaller parks and fields are maintained as well as the neighborhood playgrounds. All ofthese parks are important neighborhood resources and many are locations for special events. This Division alsomaintains the Downtown Business District, which includes the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.SOLID WASTE/RECYCLINGSolid waste is disposed of in the Crapo Hill Landfill in Dartmouth, which is owned and operated by the GreaterNew Bedford Regional Refuse Management District. The collection of residential trash, bulky items, and brushand yard waste is contracted through ABC Disposal and trucked to the Landfill. The contract was initiated in2003 for five years and was extended for an additional five years in 2008. Additionally, the City providescommercial trash collection for the downtown area and the Historic District five days a week.Department of Public InfrastructureEngineeringThe Department of Public Infrastructure (DPI) Engineering Division provides technical support for all Citydepartments as needed. Services provided include construction design, field survey, permitting, recordkeeping, drafting, construction inspection, and project coordination.HighwayThe DPI Highway Division provides numerous services for the city, including street and sidewalkmaintenance, curbing installation and repairs; sewer and storm drain repairs, snow and ice removal, linepainting, and tree installations.Waste Water DivisionThe Waste Water Division serves a number of functions relating to the biological wastewater treatment facilitylocated on Rodney French Boulevard within Fort Taber Park. The City built a 29.6 million gallons per dayfacility (peak hourly flow is 75 million gallons per day), which began operation in August 1996. This facilityprovides primary and secondary treatment of wastewater resulting in removal of 85–90% of the influentbiochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids.The city's wastewater collection system currently serves about 98% of New Bedford's population. In addition,the system accepts a minor volume of flow from the towns of Dartmouth and Acushnet. The wastewatercollection system is comprised of 360 miles of sewer system, 190 miles of surface drain, 31 pump stations, and5,000 catch basins. Wastewater is conveyed by a main interceptor to the water pollution control facility at theFort Taber Park location. Since the plant’s opening 13 years ago, the Division has spent nearly $230 million onCity Services and Resources11-3
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