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DEPARTMENT
HEAD: David
M. Robley, PE
WHAT
WE DO:
Dave Robley is the appointed Director and the County Engineer. There are
6 Division Supervisors in the Public Works Department and 36 employees.
THE
DIVISION SUPERVISORS ARE:
Assistant Public Works Director: Scott Green
Accountant: JoAnn Kelly
Highway Maintenance Superintendent: Terry Gillespie
County Surveyor: Gary H. Stevenson, L.S.
Park Superintendent: Al Lieffort
Drainage & Ag Inspector: Tom Anderson
ADMINISTRATION:
Provide facilities, administration, accounting, secretary-receptionist
and coordination services for Public Works. Department headquarters are
located at the Public Works Center in Alexandria with outlying highway
maintenance facilities also located in Brandon, Kensington, and Miltona.
The Public Works Department has a total of 42 full-time employee positions
authorized. Seasonal employees are hired to assist with increased summer
activities.
AGRICULTURAL/DRAINAGE
INSPECTION DIVISION:
Enforce regulations concerning noxious weeds, herbicides, pesticides and
seed inspection under the direction of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
and in compliance with Minnesota Statutes. Assist townships and cities
with noxious weed education and control.
Provide administration and maintenance
services for County Ditch System which includes 200 plus miles of drainage
ditches. Activities include ditch clean-out, vegetation and brush control,
tile repair, drainage surveys, conducting information meetings and preparing
ditch assessment recommendations.
PARKS
DIVISION:
Provide a safe, efficient, and attractive system of parks and facilities
for recreation and preservation. The Division is responsible for planning
and maintaining parks and trails at the county government level.
You can call the Park Office in
the Douglas County Public Works Center at 320-762-2999 to reserve a
picnic shelter for events in one of our parks. More information is
available
on the Parks page.
COUNTY
SURVEYOR DIVISION:
The U.S. General Land Office commenced the survey of the Douglas County
area in 1857 and completed the final subdivision of the last of the 20
townships in 1871. During this period, the 2,800 Public Land Survey Corners,
which are the basis of all land ownership in the county, were established.
It is the primary duty of the Survey Division staff to recover, preserve
and maintain the location of those corners for the benefit of all property
owners in the county.
In addition to this primary responsibility
the division duties include:
Develop and maintain a countywide network of 300
geodetic control monuments to serve as the basis for horizontal and
vertical control for the county coordinate system, aerial and terrestrial
mapping and public land resurvey information. Provide highway right-of-way
plats, easement descriptions and horizontal/vertical control for highway
construction. Prepare and administer aerial photography and mapping
contracts.
Prepare and maintain half-section maps, county and
township road inventory maps and custom mapping as requested. Assign
E911 addresses, maintain the E911 road and address location maps and
publish the County Rural Address Atlas. Maintain a land information
database that includes resurvey information, copies of public and private
surveys, certificates of location, GLO township plats and field notes,
recorded subdivision plats, section maps, township road orders and maps,
current and historic aerial photos and county surveyor projects.
Develop partnerships with state agencies, other
governmental jurisdictions and the private sector to eliminate duplication
of effort.
Assist public agencies, private sector and citizen
users to access all available database and services.
Provide professional surveying services and expertise
to county departments and other governmental agencies.
Develop and direct programs that utilize new technologies
and methods to provide for the future needs of the county.
To view maps on the
Douglas County Survey & GIS web site, click the link below. You will
be redirected to http://douglas.mapmorph.net. Use your browser's Back
button to return to this page.
Survey
& GIS Maps
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE DIVISION:
Provide adequate summer and winter maintenance on county
highways (546 miles) to insure a safe and efficient system for the travelling
public. Activities include blading and regraveling gravel surfaced roads,
snow plowing, sanding and ice removal, vegetation control, crack sealing,
pothole patching, culvert repair and replacement, roadside drainage, dust
control, signing, pavement message painting, traffic control, equipment
maintenance and repair. A central vehicle fueling facility is also provided
for all governmental agencies operating in the Alexandria area.
HIGHWAY
ENGINEERING DIVISION:
Provide a safe and efficient county highway system
to meet present and future traffic needs which will enhance agriculture,
tourism, residential and business-industry development. Activities include
highway surveys, design, construction inspection, right-of-way acquisition,
environmental assessments, wetland mitigation, long range planning, cost
estimates, public information meetings, bridge inspection and replacement,
permit applications to regulatory agencies, specification writing, and
contract administration.
You can call the Douglas County Public Works Center
at 320-762-2999 to obtain a permit and assistance in completing the
form(s).
You can also visit the Highway Permits page and print a copy of the permit with instructions and regulations.
WHERE
WE ARE LOCATED:
The Douglas County Public Works Department is located
at 526 Willow Drive in Alexandria.
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