Building and Grounds:

This includes all operations and maintenance of Town buildings and properties. Workers are responsible for cleaning, repairing, mowing, weed-eating, spraying, renovating, ordering and distributing supplies, setting up meetings, maintaining facilities, parks, Riverwalk, Greenway, and Pavilion. Building and grounds cover a vast area. 

Sidewalks:

The Town maintains approximately two miles of sidewalks. The Town’s sidewalk system is a valuable asset and takes continual monitoring.  This includes repairs, spraying of weeds, mowing, visual inspections of hazards, sidewalk lights and regular maintenance. 

Vehicle Maintenance:

Public Works provides operations and maintenance for the Town’s vehicle and equipment fleet, Public Works vehicles, water/sewer vehicles, mowers, weed-eaters, sewer jetter, tractor, saws, safety equipment and other vehicles. Today all maintenance of those vehicles and equipment(other than major maintenance) is done internally by the Public Works staff.

Yard Debris: 

This service is provided on an as needed basis. The Town will pick up small amounts of brush, leaves, and sticks that is produced on that Residential Property. Material must be bagged or cut into small lengths for pick-up. For larger loads please contact Public Works for more information. 

Street Maintenance:

Town of Newland has approximately forty-seven streets to maintain. Any work on (Powell Bill) Town streets is covered under this heading. The work involves street paving, patching, street signs, shoulder repairs, side street mowing, ditch cleaning and repair, trash and debris removal, weeding, spraying, snow removal and salting of streets. 

Water System:

The Town of Newland has five total ground wells, approximately fifteen miles of distribution system, and three elevated storage tanks with a total of 325,000 gallons capacity that gravity feeds back into the distribution system. Public Works personnel maintain, repair, test and read meters. All sections are required to be permitted by the State of North Carolina and The United States EPA. The water systems is required to do daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reports and inspections as required by the State of North Carolina and Federal Government.