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Town of

Montague

1 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA 01376

413-863-3200
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Department of Public Works (DPW)

Contact:

Tom Bergeron, Superintendent

Brandy Patch, Office Administrator

Will Stratford, Foreman

Mark Stevens, Tree Warden

Address:

128 Turners Falls Road
Turners Falls, MA 01376

Phone:

413-863-2054

Fax:

413-863-3212

Tree Warden:

413-834-2650

Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Mission

The Department of Public Works is staffed 15 full time employees and has a budget exceeding $1 million. The department is responsible for maintenance, repair and construction of the town’s infrastructure, public buildings and property including its parks, playgrounds, streetscapes, sewers, drainage systems, street lighting and 108 miles of roadways.

The Administrative division of the DPW is responsible for overseeing the operations of the department for long term planning. Administrative staff coordinate the department's activities, develop and monitor the annual budget, assist in the development of the Capital Improvements Plan, prepare personnel and payroll records for its staff, coordinate the hiring of new employees, manage collective bargaining agreements, develop and implement department policies, and handle all public inquiries.

The DPW is responsible for ensuring the overall safety of the town’s motoring public and pedestrians though the construction and maintenance of parks, public areas, tree belts and streetscapes; and the clearing of roads and selected sidewalk areas of snow and ice.

The DPW also manages the long term monitoring of the town’s former landfill and dumps including overseeing contracts with consulting engineers and the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection. Due to the broad mission, the DPW touches the lives of nearly all Town residents in some way, and supplies many of the visible services that residents receive. The Department is also responsible for supplying many of the support functions required by other Town departments.

Dept Public Works Files

  •    2021TrashRecyclingMontague.jpg
  •    2022 Trash Recycle calendar for Montague.pdf
  •    20701A Montague MA - Combined Sewer Overflow CSO Long Term Control Plan LTCP Update - December 2021 - Final.pdf
  •    Compost Yes-No list Montague TS 03-21.pdf
  •    DPW 2017-10-11 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW 2017-11-08 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW 2017-12-04 Thursday Curbside Pickup.pdf
  •    DPW 9272017 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Allied Waste 2017 Recycling Schedule 800-367-7778.pdf
  •    DPW Cost Benefit Analysis April 2016.pdf
  •    DPW Feasibility Study Final Report 462016.pdf
  •    DPW Hazardous Waste Letter.pdf
  •    DPW Presentation 04042017.pdf
  •    DPW Rendering New Facility.jpg
  •    DPW Supplemental Report FINAL 083116.pdf
  •    Montague BOS- FinCom Presentation 09-21-16.pdf
  •    Proposed Montague Public Works Facility Info Sheet.pdf

Dept Public Works Permits

Topics

Permit Fees

Demo Permit

$10.00

Driveway Permit

$25.00

Trench Permit

$50.00

Road Opening Permit

$25.00

Sewer Permit

Residential: $105.00
Commercial: $125.00
Industrial: $125.00

  •    Demolition Permit.pdf
  •    Driveway Permit.pdf
  •    Road Opening Permit.pdf
  •    Sewer Permit.pdf
  •    Trench Permit.pdf

Dept Public Works Facility Committee Meetings

  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2022-04-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2021-04-13 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2021-01-12 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2021-01-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-12-08 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-12-08 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-11-10 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-11-10 Agenda Amended.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-10-20 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-10-20 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-09-29 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-09-29 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-09-02 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-09-02 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-08-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-08-11 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-07-21 Site Visit with SB.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-07-21 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-07-21 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-06-23 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-06-23 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-05-26 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-05-26 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-05-05 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-05-05 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-04-21 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-04-21 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-03-31 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-03-31 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-03-03 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-03-03 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-02-18 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-02-18 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-02-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-02-11 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-01-07 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-01-07 Agenda Amended.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2020-01-07 Agenda.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-12-03 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-12-03 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-11-12 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-11-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-10-08 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-10-08 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-09-10 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-09-10 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-08-06 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-07-23 Minutes Executive Session.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-07-23 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-06-25 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-06-25 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-05-15 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-05-15 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-05-07 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-05-07 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-04-22 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-04-22 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-04-17 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-04-17 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-04-02 Minutes pdf.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-04-02 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-27 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-26 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-26 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-19 Minutes pdf.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-19 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-05 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-03-05 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-02-20 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-02-20 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-02-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-02-05 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-02-05 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-01-29 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-01-29 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-01-15 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-01-15 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-12-20 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-12-20 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-12-18 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-12-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-12-11 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-11-08 Agenda.pdf
  •    Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2018-01-15 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW OPM Subcom 070518 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-10-9 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-10-2 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-10-16 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-08-21 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-08-21 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-08-15 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-07-31 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-07-31 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-07-17 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-07-17 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-06-26 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-05-22 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-04-24 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-04-03 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-03-15 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2018-01-09 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-12-13 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-11-17 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-11-08 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-10-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-09-27 Minutes.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-02-16 Minutes.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2017-01-31 Minutes.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2016-10-26 Minutes.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2016-09-21 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2016-09-01 Minutes.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2016-02-11 Minutes.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    DPW Facility Committee 2016-01-05 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 20181211 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-12-18.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-11-08.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-10-16.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-10-09.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-07-12 SubCom.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-07-02 SubCom.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-04-24 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-03-15 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-01-15.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2018-01-09 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-12-18 Minutes SubCom.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-12-13 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-11-28 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-10-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-09-7 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-09-27 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-04-3 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-04-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-04-04 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-03-16 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-02-16 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2017-01-31 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-10-26 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-09-21 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-09-1 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-04-20 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-04-06 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-03-08 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-02-24 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-02-11 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-01-15 Minutes.pdf
  •    DPW Building Committee 2016-01-12 Minutes.pdf
  •    Cancelled Public Works Facility Planning Committee 2019-05-01 Agenda pdf.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    A-Rev 12 DPW Facility OPM RFQ 062618.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    A-DPW OPM Subcom 071218 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar)
  •    A-DPW OPM Subcom 070218 Agenda amended.pdf (View on Calendar)
Town of Montague, MA

Additional Pages

  • Complete Streets Program
  • CSO/SSO Information Page
  • Driveways
  • Household Hazardous Waste Schedule
  • Mailbox/Snow Damage Polices
  • Mass Dept of Transportation
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  • Recycle Smart MA!
  • Recycling - Holiday Reminder
  • Recycling Center and Transfer Station Info
  • Snowplowing
  • Transfer Station Composting/Bins
  • Trash & Barrel Stickers
  • Trash / Recycling Schedule

Resident Overnight Parking Permits for Winter 2020/2021

On-street Permits Now Available in Turners Falls
Posted: Tue, Oct 27, 2020 To: Dept Public Works (DPW)
Montague receives $311,000 Complete Streets Grant

Montague receives $311,000 Complete Streets Grant

To fund 4 projects that will improve walking and cycling in town
Posted: Wed, Feb 27, 2019 To: Dept Public Works (DPW)

An ambitious project to plant up to 800 trees in Montague over the next three years is being supported by a new grant from the U.S. Forest Service.

Posted: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 To: Dept Public Works (DPW)
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