ENGINEERING DIVISION
GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION
ROADS DIVISION
SOLID WASTE DIVISION
Functions of the Division include emergency response; snow removal; landfill operations; borrow pit operations; mulching; hauling of leachate, waste, and recycled materials; convenience center operations; facility maintenance; inspection; accounting; and techincal support. The Division also oversees contractual work for engineering, surveying, right-of-way acquisition, fleet maintenance, environmental testing, methane processing, litter control, and recyclable processing.
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The Engineering Division designs public projects and reviews private projects which involve marine structures, river dredging, road construction, stormwater management facilities, stream restoration, and drainage systems.
The General Services Division maintains twenty-one County properties. It is responsible for emergency response, administration, accounting, inventory control, painting, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, flooring, lighting, sound system work, fire safety service, security work, elevator service, window work, hardware service, power washing, furniture moving, carpet cleaning, janitorial service, fleet maintenance, mowing, pruning, planting, irrigation services, snow removal, de-icing, and sandbagging.
The Roads Division plans, maintains, and constructs all County roads, twenty-six bridges, and eight dams. This involves ditch maintenance, roadside grass mowing, tree trimming, crossroad and driveway pipe installations, constructing and resurfacing of roads, snow removal, and sign installation. The Department also runs two automobile ferries that provide a route across the Wicomico River, free of charge: the Upper Ferry, and the Whitehaven Ferry.
Formerly the Solid Waste and Recycling Division, the Solid Waste Division is responsible for landfill, recycling and dredging operations. It runs the Newland Park Landfill (northwest of Salisbury), eleven transfer stations for the use of homeowners to dispose of their household garbage and recyclables, and eight recycling convenience drop-off stations.
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