About the Department

Rick Keeney Public Works Director

The Public Works Department is made up of 7 Divisions under the direction of the Director of Public Works. Each Division has a variety of responsibilities, which are highlighted below.

Administration
The Public Works Administration Division is composed of the Director and the administrative support staff. The Division provides technical and clerical support to divisions within Public Works. The administrative staff recognizes service area responsibilities, formulates programs, plans, organizes, directs and controls these programs. Citizen requests and inquiries are taken by the Administrative Division and routed for the appropriate action and/or response.

Canal Maintenance
The Canal Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance of seawalls and dredging of canals located within the canal district. Some seawall construction is accomplished by divisional forces in conjunction with contractual services in the event of failures. Other duties include dockside dredging, sinkhole filling and related tasks.

Engineering
Engineering is a service-oriented division that provides technical support and services to City departments, issues canal construction special permits, performs surveys and grade shots for City projects, project management and inspection duties on Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), and department projects. The Engineering Division is also the point of contact for information relating to the NPDES Stormwater Permit.

Facilities Maintenance
The Facilities Maintenance Division is responsible for providing routine maintenance to all City buildings. The division prepares preventative maintenance programs that ensure high serviceability of building and communications infrastructure. The division also provides contract administration and project management for city building rehabilitation or replacement and provides electrical maintenance for buildings and street/park decorator lights.

Parks and Grounds
The Parks and Grounds Division is responsible for maintaining City parks, municipal grounds, downtown streetscape, street trees, playgrounds, tennis courts, City and community entrance features and medians. Other division responsibilities include irrigation design, installation and maintenance, herbicide spraying, fertilizing, cul de sac deliveries and all related tasks.

Right-of-Way Maintenance
The Right-of-Way Maintenance Division is responsible for maintenance of streets, storm sewers, swales, sidewalks and related appurtenances located within the right-of-way. Normal operations include traffic sign maintenance, storm sewer cleaning, right-of-way mowing, swale improvements, tree trimming and street sweeping. Scope of operations includes 115.4 miles of improved streets and 230.80 miles of stormwater drainage systems.

Sanitation
The Sanitation/Refuse Collection Division presently collects refuse, yardwaste and white goods from approximately 10,300 residential and commercial accounts each month. In addition, the City provides weekly curbside recycling to all its residential customers. The curbside program collects newspaper, mixed paper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, phone books, corrugated cardboard, plastics with 1 & 2 codes, brown, green and clear glass, and steel and aluminum cans.

Public Works
3130 Cooper Street
Punta Gorda, FL. 33950
Tel. (941) 575-5050
Fax. (941) 575-5044
pubworks@ci.punta-gorda.fl.us