Department of Public Works

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Charlottesville's Department of Public Works consists of eight divisions:

  1. Administration
  2. Charlottesville Transit Service/School Pupil Transportation
  3. Environmental Administration
  4. Facilities Maintenance
  5. Facilities Management
  6. Fleet Maintenance
  7. Public Service
  8. Public Utilities (gas, water and wastewater)

Administration

The current director of the Department of Public Works is Paul Oberdorfer who replaced Judith Mueller in 2017. [1]

Street repair and maintenance

As of June 2010, there are 155.54 street miles under the jurisdiction of Charlottesville's public works division[2].

History

In 1948, the Atlantic Seaboard Corporation was planning to build a 20-inch natural gas pipeline from Cobbs, West Virginia to Rockville, Maryland. Officials met in closed session with City Council on March 18, 2016 to discuss a connection to the city. City officials had had no luck securing a connection to the fuel. [3]

Council was briefed on April 9, 1948 on a recommendation to build a propane plant at the city gas works at a cost of no more than $25,000. [4] They authorized the purchase because it would expand daily output of the plant to 100,000 cubic feet. [5] In 1957, the company raised their rates. [6]

Photo gallery

References

  1. Web. Paul Oberdorfer Named Public Works Director, Press Release, City of Charlottesville, January 26, 2017, retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. City of Charlottesville. Department of Public Works. Street Paving Resolution - $1,000,000. By Judith Mueller. Vol. June 21, 2010. City Council Consent Agenda. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100621-Street-Paving-Resolution.pdf>.
  3. Web. City is Promised Natural Gas Tap, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, March 18, 1948, retrieved December 13, 2016 from University of Virginia Library.
  4. Web. Council To Get Propane Report, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 7, 1948, retrieved January 8, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. April 7, 1948 page 2.
  5. Web. City Council Reacts Favorably to Traffic Survey Proposals, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 9, 1948, retrieved January 8, 2017 from University of Virginia Library.
  6. Web. Council Is Told Natural Gas Hike Is Necessary, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 22, 1957, retrieved January 19, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. January 22, 1957 page 1.

External links

Department of Public Works page on Charlottesville's web site