CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION
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2023 HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
The Public Works offices and the Transfer Facility will be closed on the following dates. Curbside collection will not be interrupted, except as indicated in bold.
Monday, January 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Monday, February 20 (Presidents' Day)
Monday, April 17 (Patriots Day)
Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day)
Monday, June 19 (Juneteenth)
Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day) *Tuesday's route will be collected on Wed 7/5, Wed on Thu 7/6, Thu on Fri 7/7, and Fri's will be collected on Sat, 7/8
Monday, September 4 (Labor Day)
Monday, October 9 (Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Friday, November 10 (Veterans Day)
Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Day) *Thursday's route will be collected on Friday, 11/24
Friday, November 24 (Day after Thanksgiving) *Friday's route will be collected on Saturday, 11/25
Monday, December 25 (Christmas)
Monday, January 1, 2024 (New Years Day 2024)
South Portland Public Works
South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: 207-767-7635
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-3:00pm
Transfer Facility Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 8am-3:30pm
Department Administration:
Melissa Hutchins, Director
Michael Rodney, Superintendent
Denise Michaud, Administrative Assistant
South Portland Public Works is dedicated to providing a comprehensive variety of services for the welfare and safety of the South Portland community. We handle tasks such as street and sidewalk maintenance, street sweeping, snow plowing, debris removal from storm basins, and oversight of rubbish/recycling collection. We operate the city’s transfer facility. The garage division repairs and maintains our fleet of vehicles and heavy equipment. Our sign shop is responsible for installation and maintenance of all street signs, traffic signs, linestriping and graffiti removal.
We are here for you. If you have questions, comments, or requests, please contact us.
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Parking Ban
By ordinance, the City of South Portland maintains a winter parking ban. The ban prohibits parking on all city streets from December 1 to April 1, between 12 midnight and 6am. In the event of inclement weather, parking ban hours may be extended at the City’s discretion.
The City does not currently provide a designated public parking area for off-street parking.
If your vehicle was parked in violation of the ban and has been towed, please contact the Police Department at 799-5511, ext 8575, for information regarding recovery of the vehicle.
We can’t do it all…
Following is a list of some issues which might seem to be handled by Public Works, but are actually responded to by other departments or agencies. You can reach these departments by calling the numbers listed, or by submitting a citizen request form.
ISSUE |
WHO TO CONTACT |
PHONE |
Broken water main, |
Portland |
207-774-5961 |
Street light out (most street lights, other than private ones, including on wooden telephone poles and metal decorative poles) |
*Used to be CMP PW has recently taken this over |
SPPW 207-767-7635 |
Traffic signal/pedestrian crosswalk light malfunctions |
*Used to be SP Planning Dept. PW has recently taken this over |
SPPW 207-767-7635 |
Stormwater drainage issues, |
SP Sewer |
207-767-7675 |
Requests to change or add* enforceable ----------- (*PW will repair broken EXISTING signs) |
SP Police
-------- SPPW |
207-799-5511
----- 767-7635 |
City trees pruning or removal, |
SP Parks |
207-767-7670 |
City Ordinance violations, |
SP Code/Planning Dept. |
207-767-7603 |