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Public Works


Legislation

 Construction Standards For Water & Wastewater Systems
 Treatment & Disposal of Wastewater by Land Application

The Public Works Department coordinates the work of several divisions within the county including:

Department Contact
Ken Rearden P.E., Director
Public Works and Utilities
 770.531.6800
 770.531.3945
 Email
 Media Resource
300 Henry Ward Way
Gainesville, GA
30501

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503



Engineering

The function of this division is to provide engineering services for public works projects including roads,
idges, subdivision developments, commercial developments, road right-of-way acquisitions, site planning, utilities, stormwater management, watershed protection, and related construction supervision for county facilities.

Hall County has a Stormwater Hotline for our citizens to use in order to report problems with stormwater runoff. That number is 770-533-7420. Please leave your name, phone number and description of the problem. Personnel from the Hall County Engineering department will contact you to address and correct the problem.

Legislation

 Soil Erosion Ordinance
Minor revisions were recently made to the Soil Erosion Ordinance in order to comply with the State Model Ordinance. These revisions were accepted by the Board of Commissioners on April 28, 2005.

 Subdivision Regulations
 Construction Standards For Water & Wastewater Systems
 Treatment & Disposal of Wastewater By Land Application
 Environmental Overlay Zoning Ordinance
 Stream Buffer and Post Development Stormwater Ordinance

Division Contact
Kevin McInturff
County Engineer
 770.531.6800
 770.531.3945
 Email
300 Henry Ward Way
Gainesville, GA
30501

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503



Fleet Maintenance

This division provides for the repair, maintenance and refueling of heavy construction equipment and vehicles assigned to all the departments with the exception of the Fire Department and Sheriff's Office vehicles and equipment.

Division Contact
Tom Boyd
Fleet Manager
 770.531.7082
 770.536.7225
1670 Barber Road
Gainesville, GA
30507

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503



Resource Recovery - view info

This division operates the Recycling Center and manages the implementation of the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan by promoting solid waste reduction through educational programs, marketing processed recyclables and facilitating reuse programs.

Division Contact
Rick Foote
Natural Resources Coordinator
 770.531.7125
 770.531.3966
 Email
 Map Location
1008 Chestnut Street
Gainesville, GA
30501

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503



Road Maintenance

This division maintains the county's roads and bridges relative to pavement repair and resurfacing, right-of-way landscape mowing, scraping of gravel roads, installation and maintenance of roadway drainage, and timber bridge construction and maintenance.

 Current Road Maintenance Priorities

Division Contact
Jimmy Hightower
Road Maintenance Supervisor
 770.531.6824
 770.536.7225
 Email
1670 Barber Road
Gainesville, GA
30507

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503



Solid Waste Collection & Landfill

This division collects the household garbage at the county's 13 compactor sites and transports the collected waste to the landfill for disposal. The landfill provides for the disposal of 170 tons per day of solid waste at the Candler Road Landfill generated by Hall County and its municipalities.

Projects

 Landfill Hours of Operation
 Compactor Site Locations & Hours of Operation
 Online Bill Payments

Division Contact
Cary Lawler
Solid Waste Manager
770.531.6853
770.531.3979
Email
 Map Location
1700 Oakbrook Drive
Gainesville, GA
30507

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503



Traffic Engineering

This division provides traffic engineering services for all county roadways. This includes installation of traffic signals and traffic control signs, as well as planning for road entrances.

Projects

 Reporting Problems
 Neighborhood Traffic Calming
 Children at Play Signs
 Aggressive Drivers
 A Driver's Guide to Coping With Congestion
 What Are Traffic Control Devices
 Personnel
 ROAD CONSTRUCTION NOTICE
 ROAD CONSTRUCTION NOTICE

Division Contact
Scott Puckett
Traffic Engineer
 770.531.6800
 770.531.3945
Email
1670 Barber Road
Gainesville, GA
30507

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503

Current Users: 52 

Hall County now accepts secure online payments for Landfill business services.



 Sardis Connector Maps


 Central Multi Use Trail Map

Central Hall Multi-Use Trail is a project in the design phase. Construction is expected to begin late 2010 or early 2011. Construction should take approximately 12 months. The planned multi-use trail would provide a looped system from downtown Gainesville to Gainesville State College. Hall County currently is designing a 2.5-mile phase and soon will begin working on the next phase, which would be a 1,500-foot addition. Funding is allocated through 1-cent sales taxes in SPLOST V and VI.


Employment
 SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD-PART-TIME

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POST Entrance Exams
Juror Information Form
Purchasing Department Bid Application
Watershed Development Program

TV Channel 18
TV 18 - The Government Channel Hall County Connection is an informative show discussing governmental issues, departmental issues, and general topics that are of interest to the public.


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