2009 Highways Report
In 2009, the Town endured another winter with above average snowfall reaching a second year of record breaking snowfall in the past 100 years. The Town maintained the roadways by plowing, sanding and salting. The Department was able to maintain the roadways while still operating without a budget shortfall. However, personal property damage continues to be of concern with snow plowing. (i.e. mailboxes, fences etc.) Mailboxes should be a regulation height 45” minimum and installation of any fencing should be offset from the limits of the Towns’ right-of-way for maintenance.
Drainage improvements continue to be a major focus for the Department. Ditch-lines and cross culverts were repaired and enhanced along roadways. Sections of the closed drainage system within the Town were repaired. The Town is moving forward with a comprehensive drainage study which will conclude with recommendations for drainage system upgrades and installation and upgrades for new catch basins and drain-lines. By developing this plan it will enable the Town to move forward with applications for grants to improve the closed drainage system within the village area, and alleviate severe drainage issues. Included within this drainage study is also a recommendation for outfall upgrades and improvements. The Town has serious drainage issues that need to be addressed, and by
developing this plan the Town can move forward with upgrades and repairs.
We continue to perform the maintenance to the Town’s flood control project along the Cocheco River. The Town had a survey performed to clearly define the limits of the Town’s maintenance right-of-way and a section of the flood wall was replaced to ensure the safety with the village area.
We continued to perform the general roadway maintenance requirements. General maintenance consisted of cleaning of catch basins, roadway sweeping, striping of rural roads, painting of crosswalks for pedestrian’s safety, application of dust control measures and tree maintenance.
The Department continued with plans to replace the Bay Road Bridge over the Cocheco River. The preliminary engineering and design engineering were completed. The Town will move forward to replace the bridge in 2010 using the 80%/20% State Bridge Aid Program. The NHDOT Bridge Aid Program is a vital resource for the bridge replacement. With voter support, the Department will continue to repair, maintain, and replace the Town’s network of bridges.
We continue to provide repair and inspection of the entire Town fleet of vehicles throughout the year. We look aggressively to improve the Town’s network of roadways, bridges, sidewalks and drainage infrastructure. The Town continues to need a significant amount of transportation improvements throughout the Town. We look to continuously be aggressive in our efforts to better improve the Town’s transportation system. We seek your support as residents to give the Department the necessary funding and tools to do our job efficiently.
The Department continues to try to make improvements throughout the Town on roadways and infrastructure. The Department welcomes feedback about concerns and issues you may have.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel C. Moulton
2009 Landfill Report
In 2009, NHDES mandated that the Town of Farmington close the municipal solid waste landfill due to exceedances in various groundwater components above the maximum allowable guidelines. In 2010, the Town will move forward with the full Landfill closure plan and permitting, construct a one acre Landfill closure and develop an operational transfer station to be in operation by the conclusion of 2010. The Town will move forward with the full Landfill closure in 2011 with NHDES approval. Upon the implementation and operation of the transfer station, the Town will be implementing mandatory recycling to reduce the amount of recyclables within the waste stream to reduce the cost of municipal solid waste disposal. The Department is in hopes that the transition from an operational Landfill to a
transfer station is as smooth as possible. Your support and cooperation during this transition is greatly appreciated.
The recycling efforts by the Town of Farmington continued producing non-property tax revenue and keeping waste out of the Landfill. The Town of Farmington recycled materials and received in revenue as follows:
Light Iron 38.05 Tons $2832.40
Aluminum Cans 7.2 Tons $6,289.80
Cardboard 44.05 Tons $1550.90
Steel Cans 13.5 Tons $1215.00
Mixed Paper 10.94 Tons no revenue
Plastics 15.5 Tons $3030.84
TOTAL $14,918.94
The Town continued the disposal and recycling component in 2009 for miscellaneous demolition debris and bulk waste items. The fees generated were placed into a reserve fund to be put towards the Landfill closure.
NHDES mandated a law in 2007 for the recycling of tv’s, monitors, fluorescent bulbs and other miscellaneous electronic equipment. The Town must recycle these items for proper disposal. These items have been determined to contain known hazards which influence groundwater quality. As part of this recycling effort, the Town recycled the following materials;
Non-PCB ballasts
Televisions sets
Fluorescent light bulbs
Computers, etc
We saw an increase in illegal dumping throughout the rural roadways in Town. I encourage members of the community to provide feedback and report any such actions to the Public Works Department or the Farmington Police Department. Take pride in your community and help keep it clean.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel Moulton, Public Works Director
Director, Public Works
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