May 16, 2008

Public Works Week coming up soon

Press release from the city's public works department:

Mayor Arthur J. Ward has officially proclaimed May 18, 2008 through May 24, 2008 Public Works Week in Bristol.

The proclamation is available on the Public Works web site at www.ci.bristol.ct.us/publicworks

This is the week that we celebrate all the great things our Public Works men and women do to make the community a healthy, safe place to live, work and play.

The City of Bristol Public Works Department is holding several activities during the week to celebrate, among them an employee recognition event, a Touch-a-Truck event for a 1st grade class at Mountain View School, and a Career Day for local high school seniors to learn more about what Public Works does for Bristol.

The Touch-A-Truck event will be help Tuesday, May 20 (rain date Friday May 23) at 10:30 AM at Mountain View School. Career Day will be held on Thursday, May 22nd at 8:30 AM at the City Yard on Vincent P. Kelly Road.


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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is freakin great......

more overtime for the DPW guys when our taxes are going to be raised 6%....

i think we all know the the DPW does....why do we need this kind of showmanship ???

don't we need to be a little more fiscally prudent???

here's ward giving back to his union buddies.....

-billy from bristol

Anonymous said...

this isn't April fools, is it? because it sure sounds damned foolish.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a great idea! We have nurse's week, secretary's week, teacher's week. Why not show some appreciation for the DPW too? It's not about "showmanship," just a show of gratitude for some hardworking folks...

Anonymous said...

This has nothing to do with overtime, city funds, unions, or showmanship.
It is about appreciating Public Works, locally and nationally, and isn't costing you anything.

Anonymous said...

If they all get together someone may remember to fill the pot holes on the cornor of Jan rd and Alba drive

Anonymous said...

With the cuts that Ward is making to the budget, the same number of people will be doing even less.

Anonymous said...

I can't complain, they have swept my street 4, maybe 5 times so far.

Anonymous said...

I will complain.

I have lived in my house for 7 years now. Every year my street has been swept once, either very very early in the spring, even once before a snow storm and more salt and sand on the road after, and once in late May.

This year it has already been swept 4 times. Today they were doing it again, in the rain! My street does not need to be cleaned any more. Once was enough, especially in these times.

I think that DPW is trying to stay busy. or look busy to justify their bloated roster of employees. Someone is getting nervous with all the cuts being pushed and all the negativity coming out against the DPW and the unions.

Anonymous said...

Can't these guys driving street sweepers go fill pot holes instead? or is that forbidden by the union?

Anonymous said...

WE HAVE NO LEADER IN PUBLIC WORKS JUST TWO FONEYS RUNNING THE DEPT. THEY HAVE NO ONE WATCHING OVER THEM.

Anonymous said...

"FONEYS"?... give it up 4:11. Your intelligence (or lack thereof) is showing.