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“Outstanding service. They were extremely careful delivering the extra large container into our driveway.” -- A. L. GARNER
Zachary Carlisle The City of Heber Springs is recognizing the Public Works Department for National Public Works Week. The Public Works Department consists of sanitation, street, and animal control. In part one of this two part series, we will focus attention on the sanitation division of the department. The sanitation division is responsible for picking up residential and commercial trash within city limits. Each day at Public Works begins at 6 a.m. with the commercial driver starting the route emptying businesses dumpsters. “We can get a least 30 dumpsters a day,” said Public Works employee Daniel Yates. By 7 a.m., the residential crew begins the set route for that specific day. Most of the time, the residential crew consists of two trash trucks with three individuals operating each truck. One driver and two on the back of the truck emptying residential trash cans. When available, the city works with the Cleburne County Detention Center allowing inmates who qualify for work release to... (Arkansas News)