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

• Engineering
  • Glades Reservoir Project
  • Spout Springs Road Widening Project
  • Calvary Church Road Improvement Project Update  (PDF)
• Fleet Maintenance
• Resource Recovery
• Road Maintenance
• Sewer Services
• Solid Waste Collection & Landfill
• Traffic Engineering

Department Contact
Ken Rearden P.E., Director Public Works and Utilities  770.531.6800  770.531.3945  Email  Media Resource	2875 Browns Bridge Rd. Gainesville, GA 30504-5635 Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1435 Gainesville, GA 30503 Driving Directions

The function of this division is to provide engineering services for public works projects including roads, bridges, 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.

Division Contact
Kevin McInturff County Engineer  770.531.6800  770.531.3945  Email	2875 Browns Bridge Rd. Gainesville, GA 30504-5635 Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1435 Gainesville, GA 30503 Driving Directions

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 Driving Directions

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	1008 Chestnut Street Gainesville, GA 30501 Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1435 Gainesville, GA 30503 Driving Directions

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.

Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Division Contact
Jimmy Hightower Road Maintenance Supervisor Tina Crowe, Dispatch  770.531.6824  770.536.7225  Email	1670 Barber Road Gainesville, GA 30507 Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1435 Gainesville, GA 30503 Driving Directions

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.

Division Contact
Johnnie Vickers Solid Waste Director 770.531.6851 770.531.3979 Email	1700 Oakbrook Drive Gainesville, GA 30507 Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1435 Gainesville, GA 30503 Driving Directions

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.

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 Driving Directions