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Village of Posen Public Works

Mission Statement

The mission of the Posen Public Works Department is to maintain the village infrastructure at peak performance levels.

The department employs a staff of up to seven technicians.  Our fleet of vehicles and equipment is stored in a temperature controlled facility located at 14900 Rockwell Ave. (past the viaduct just east of Palmer Ave. at 149th street).

The Department offers the following services to its residents:

• Water Distribution
• Read Water Meter
• Water Main maintenance, inspection and repair
• Water service repairs up to the meter
• Roadway and Curb Maintenance and Repair
• Plow and salt snow and removal of ice
• Alley maintenance and grading
• Street pothole repair
• Traffic and Street Sign installation and maintenance
• Painting of curbs, fire hydrants, intersection markets and handicapped street markers
• Sidewalk inspection, maintenance and repair
• Quarterly Street Sweeping

• Parkway Tree Trimming and Removal
• Grass Mowing and Weed Control on the Village Right-Of-Way and village owned properties
• Continual Branch Pick-Up/chipping and parkway tree trimming
• Storm Sewer Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
• Sanitary Sewer Maintenace, Inspections and Repair - residents are responsible for sewer from home to the main sewer
• Limited animal control
• Provide maintenance and repairs at Village Hall, Police Department and Civic Center
• Work in coordination with the Village Hall, Police and Fire Departments
• Maintain village owned vehicles
• Maintain Public Works vehicles and Equipment
• General/Routine Maintenance within the Village