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Department of Public Works
2008 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
2008 Recycling Calendar | 2008 Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule Yard Waste ReminderGarbage cans and recycling bins (Spanish version of notice)
2007 Water Quality Report
Jacob Tawil, P.E. Commissioner
Phone: (845) 343-3169
Fax: (845) 343-4014
The Department of Public Works has many functions. Responsibilities include a duty to regulate and inspect all new construction within the city. This is done by the Building Inspector. Besides the Commissioner who oversees the whole operation, and Deputies, there are several other inspectors -- Code Enforcement, Plumbing, Housing and Fire. The Commissioner's office is responsible for review and approval of all subdivisions approved by the City Planning Board.
The department maintains the City streets, including snow plowing, salting, paving, traffic lights and performs sanitation pick-ups as well as the Annual Clean up Week. The department runs the day-to-day Water Treatment Plant and Sewer Treatment Plant operations and are responsible for operating and maintaining approximately 65 miles of wastewater sewer lines, 20 miles of storm sewer lines, thousands of catch basins and manholes, 65 miles of water main, 10 miles of raw water lines, five reservoirs/lakes, and five finished water storage tanks within the City of Middletown and neighboring sections in Town of Wallkill, Wawayanda and Mount Hope.
The Commissioner's office oversees and administers the design and construction of most of the City Capital projects and is responsible for maintenance of all City owned buildings including three Fire Stations, City Hall, City Court and the Police headquarters.
2008 Recycling Calendar
Mixed containers consist of glass, aluminum, tin and plastics. Mixed Paper consists of newspapers, cardboard, magazines and junk mail. NOTE: There will be no Saturday Recycling Pickup. All recycling must be put in bins and put out the night before the following dates:
January
Friday, January 11 - Mixed Paper
Friday, January 18 - Mixed Containers
February
Friday, February 1 - Mixed Paper
Friday, February 8 - Mixed Containers
Friday, February 29 - Mixed Paper
March
Friday, March 7 - Mixed Containers
Friday, March 14 - Mixed Paper
Friday, March 28 - Mixed Containers
April
Friday, April 4 - Mixed Paper
Friday, April 11 - Mixed Containers
Friday, April 18 - Mixed Paper
Friday, April 25 - Mixed Containers
May
Friday, May 2 - Mixed Paper
Friday, May 9 - Mixed Containers
Friday, May 16 - Mixed Paper
Friday, May 23 - Mixed Containers
June
Friday, June 6 - Mixed Paper
Friday, June 13 - Mixed Containers
Friday, June 29 - Mixed Paper
Friday, June 27 - Mixed Containers
July
Friday, July 11 - Mixed Paper
Friday, July 18 - Mixed Containers
Friday, July 25 - Mixed Paper
August
Friday, August 1 - Mixed Containers
Friday, August 8 - Mixed Paper
Friday, August 15 - Mixed Containers
Friday, August 22 - Mixed Paper
Friday, August 29 - Mixed Containers
September
Friday, September 12 - Mixed Paper
Friday, September 19 - Mixed Containers
Friday, September 26 - Mixed Paper
October
Friday, October 3 - Mixed Containers
Friday, October 10 - Mixed Paper
Friday, October 24 - Mixed Containers
Friday, October 31 - Mixed Paper
November
Friday, November 7 - Mixed Containers
Friday, November 21 - Mixed Paper
December
Friday, December 5 - Mixed Containers
Friday, December 12 - Mixed Paper
Friday, December 19 - Mixed Containers
2008 Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule
There will be no garbage pick up on the days listed below:
GARBAGE COLLECTION WILL BE ONE DAY LATE.
- Tuesday, January 1, 2008 - New Year's Day
- Monday, January 21, 2008 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Lincoln's Birthday
- Monday, February 18, 2008 - President's Day
- Friday, March 21, 2008 - Good Friday
- Monday, May 26, 2008 - Memorial Day
- Friday, July 4, 2008 - Independence Day
- Monday, September 1, 2008 - Labor Day
- Monday, October 13, 2008 - Columbus Day observed
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - Veteran's Day
- Thursday, November 27, 2008 - Thanksgiving Day
- Thursday, December 25, 2008 - Christmas Day
- Thursday, January 1, 2009 - New Year's Day
Marlinda Duncanson, Mayor
Jacob S. Tawil, P.E, Commissioner of Public Works
REMINDER
City of Middletown Code requires that all disposables be placed in watertight receptacles as follows:
All materials to be collected should be placed in watertight metallic, plastic or rubberized receptacles having suitable handles and covers, except paper or other combustible material not easily placed in required receptacles. All material not placed in receptacles shall be securely tied and of a size not exceeding eighteen (18) inches in diameter and not over thirty-six (36) inches in length. Receptacles shall have a capacity of not less than ten (10) gallons or over twenty-two (22) gallons. Garbage shall be wrapped in paper before it is deposited in cans or other receptacles.
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