General Information
| Hours of
Operation: |
Winter (December
1 - April
14):
Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Summer (April 15 - November 30):
Monday through Thursday 6:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday closed. |
| Office
Telephone: |
207-865-4461 |
| Emergency Telephone: |
Contact Dispatch at 207-865-4800 |
| Fax: |
207-865-0244 |
| Mailing
address: |
30 Main
Street, Freeport, Maine 04032 |
| Director: |
Jim Plummer |
| Foreman: |
Robert "Woody" Wood |
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Services:
Snow Removal:
- Road Plowing
- Sidewalk Plowing
- Sanding and Salting
- Stockpiling Sand
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Storm Damage Repairs:
- Road washouts
- Bridge repairs
- Fallen trees
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Road and Sidewalk
Construction/Maintenance:
- Potholes, Overlay Program
- Shoulder Maintenance
- Right of Way Maintenance (Ditching and Brush
Clearing)
- Constructing and Extending Roads
- Crosswalk and Line painting
- Sidewalk maintenance and construction
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Municipal Property Maintenance:
- Building repairs
- Cemetery care
- Park and property maintenance
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Vehicle Maintenance:
- Seasonal equipment changes
- Municipal and School vehicle maintenance
- Major equipment repairs
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Other Services
- Municipal Signs
- Storm drainage clearing and repairs
- Village litter control
- Tree planting and pruning
- Culvert maintenance
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Upcoming Road Projects:
Carriage Road Reconstruction
Arnold Road Reconstruction
South Freeport Road - 2 year project from Route One
to Pine
Street.
These projects will begin in the Summer of 2003
Frequently Asked
Questions
Who do I call when there is a
dead animal in
the road?
Is there a public supply of sand I can
use in the winter?
How do I get permission for a street
opening?
How do I get permission to create a
driveway opening/curb
cut onto the street?
The snowplow knocked over my mailbox,
what do I do?
I have a complaint about the condition of
a road, what
do I do?
Posted Roads, what does this mean?
Who do I call when there is a dead
animal in the
road?
You can contact the public works department during business hours or
dispatch during non-business hours.
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Is there a public supply of sand I
can use in
the winter?
Yes, but only for residents and only for residential use. Each
residential
dwelling is eligible for sand up to 10 gallons per storm. No stock
piling
is allowed. Any resident assisting a fellow resident with sanding must
provide the public works department with written confirmation prior to
taking additional materials. A form for this should be obtained from
the
town. Taking of pure rock salt is prohibited without approval from the
public works superintendent. The use of municipal sand for the sanding
of private roads is prohibited.
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How do I get permission for a
street opening?
You can either contact this department or contact the Code Enforcement
Officer at the Town Hall to fill out an application. There is a fee
attached
to this permit.
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How do I get permission to create
a driveway opening/curb
cut onto the street?
This would be an entrance-opening permit. You would complete the same
application for a street opening. There is a fee for this permit.
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The snowplow knocked over my
mailbox, what do
I do?
The Town of Freeport does its best during snowplow operations to avoid
damaging any personal property. But anything erected or located within
the Town's right-of-way is the property owner's responsibility to
replace
if damaged during normal snowplow operations. The Public Works
Department
is happy to work with you in locating areas for mailboxes, fences,
etc.,
to minimize the chance of damage and to make sure property is located
safely.
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I have a complaint about the
condition of a road,
what do I do?
The town maintains some roads in Freeport and others are maintained
by the Maine Department of Transportation. You can call the Public
Works
Department with any concerns. If it is a State Road, please call MDOT's
office to notify them of the problem at 883-5546.
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Posted Roads, what does this mean?
Every year in the spring, the Town puts a weight limit on the roads
so that heavy vehicles will not damage the roads while the frost is
working
its way out of the ground. The weight limit is: vehicle weighing over
23,000
pounds are prohibited, unless they have a town permit. Roads are
generally
posted from late February through May 15th. The fee
for
the permit is 15$ per vehicle.
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