Responsibilities of Office

• Provides engineering services to the Town Board relative to public works issues such as utilities, highways, easements, etc.
• Provides engineering services to the Planning Board for all new development in the Town by reviewing construction plans and engineering reports for realty subdivisions and all commercial sites in Town.
• Provides engineering and surveying services to the Highway Department by preparing drainage studies and construction plans and stake out for the construction of highway and drainage improvement projects in Town.
• Prepares construction plans for special projects such as bike paths and town parks projects.
• Keeps records of maps associated with property, roads, utilities, and easements.
• Provides construction inspection services for all new development when sewer, water, and roads are installed.
• Issues permits to public utilities for the installation of gas, power, telephone, and cable TV on Town highways.
• Keeps a record of benchmarks, so that all surveying done in the Town is based on consistent elevation data.
• Provides engineering services to the Building Department relative to site development problems.
• Records and assigns house numbers to all properties for the 911 emergency call system.

Inquiries regarding street drainage problems should be referred to Engineering Division, Drainage Problems.

Malfunctioning Street Lights
If you have a problem with a street light malfunctioning, please contact the Highway Department at 439-4955, option 1, then option 3 with the following information:  house number, street address, hamlet name (e.g., Slingerlands, Elsmere, etc.), pole number (usually a metal tag on each pole with a number on it), and a detailed description of the problem, for example, the light is out, the light goes on and off, light is on 24 hours, light is damaged, pole is damaged.

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