CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION
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2019 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.
Tuesday, January 1 New Year’s Day - Tuesday Rubbish/recycling will be collected on Saturday, 1/5/19
Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King Day
Monday, February 18 Presidents’ Day
Monday, April 15 Patriots’ Day
Monday, May 27 Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4 Independence Day
Monday, September 2 Labor Day
Monday, October 14 Columbus Day
Monday, November 11 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28 Thanksgiving Day - Thursday Rubbish/recycling will be collected on Saturday, 11/30
Wednesday, December 25 Christmas - Rubbish/recycling will be collected on Saturday, 12/28
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 New Year's Day - Rubbish/recycling will be collected on Saturday, 1/4/20
Thursday, 1/16: Trash and recycling IS being collected today.
The Transfer Station is closed today.
South Portland Public Works
South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: 207-767-7635
Monday-Friday, 7am-3:00pm
Department Contacts:
Doug Howard, Director
Melissa Hutchins, 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 and recycling collections. 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.
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Broken water main, |
Portland |
207-774-5961 |
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Street light out (most* street lights, including on wooden telephone poles and metal decorative poles) *other than private |
*Used to be CMP and then the Sustainability Dept. we have recently taken this over |
SPPW 207-767-7635 |
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Traffic signal/pedestrian crosswalk light malfunctions |
*Used to be SP Planning Dept. we have recently taken this over |
SPPW 207-767-7635 |
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Stormwater drainage issues, |
SP Sewer |
207-767-7675 |
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Requests to change or add enforceable |
SP Police |
207-799-5511 |
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City trees pruning or removal, |
SP Parks |
207-767-7670 |
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City Ordinance violations, |
SP Planning Dept. |
207-767-7603 |