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| Department of Public Services |
| The Department of Public Services (DPS) is responsible for a wide variety of tasks within the Village. The eleven employees of the department maintain the Village's six parks and seven ballfields, 23.8 miles of roads, parking lots in the downtown district, the water supply and distribution system, sanitary sewer collection system, the ... |
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| Water Supply System |
| The DPS staff is responsible for maintaining the Village's water treatment and distribution system. Several employees hold various levels of certifications as required by the State of Michigan for the treatment and monitoring processes necessary to operate the water system. All employees assist in emergency situations such as repair of broken water mains. The DPS is also responsible for ... |
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| Parks Maintenance |
| The DPS is responsible for the maintenance and repairs in the leased Huron Clinton Authority Property known as Hubbell Pond Park (134 Acres), Central Park (12 acres), Fairgrounds Park (3 acres), Southside Park (5 acres), and the pocket parks of Center Street and River View. The DPS also maintains the Milford ... |
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| Streets |
| The Village currently has 7.3 miles of major streets and 17.3 miles of local streets within its boundaries. The DPS provides storm sewer maintenance for underground lines, manholes, and catch basins, with ditching and dry well installation performed in areas where storm sewers are not available. There are 13.6 miles (71,050 ... |
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| Street Lighting |
| The municipal street lighting within the Village of Milford is provided by the Detroit Edison Company. The Village owns the equipment and Detroit Edison provides routine maintenance that includes cleaning, lamp replacement, new installations and inspection. To report a problem with a street light, call the Village DPS at 248 ... |
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| Tree Maintenance |
| The Department of Public Services is responsible for the care of all street trees, between the curb and property line and all trees in the parks throughout the Village. Maintenance is performed by a tree-service company that provides removal, trimming, stump grinding, cabling and fertilization. New trees are planted each ... |
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| Solid Waste Disposal |
| Solid waste collection in the Village of Milford is weekly via a contractual arrangement with Waste Management of Michigan. Compactors are placed in the downtown area for use by businesses and emptied three times a week. Curbside collection of recyclables and compost materials are included in the service contract with ... |
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| Street Light Outages |
| Residents can now report problems with street lights online at
https://www.dteenergy.com/cso/pltr/initTrouble.do?customerType=residential
In the event of a streetlight outage, you may also call the Village of Milford at 248-685-3055, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the following information:
1. A specific location (i.e., the nearest cross roads, nearby business, etc.)
2. Whether the ... |
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| Parking Lots |
| Maintenance for all parking areas and parking lots owned by the Village is the responsibility of the DPS. Work includes snow plowing, salting, and hauling of snow, pavement repairs, line painting, planter maintenance, parking meter maintenance, grass and weed cutting, irrigation system maintenance and litter clean-up.Funding for maintenance of the ... |
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| Fleet Maintenance |
| The Department of Public Services has one State of Michigan certified mechanic on staff to maintain the DPS fleet of equipment and vehicles, senior citizen transportation vans, and Police Department vehicles. In addition to Village-owned vehicles, our mechanic maintains Milford Township vehicles and Fire Department equipment on a reimbursement basis. The ... |
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| Wastewater Collection System |
| The Departmnt of Public Service staff provides maintenance for the gravity sanitary sewer collection system within the Village. The sanitary sewer collection system has 23.2 miles (122,700 feet) of pipe with pipe sizes of 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, and 21-inch diameter concrete, vitrified clay and ABS Truss plastic pipe. A ... |
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| Sewer Backup Claims |
| On January 2, 2002 Public Act 222 of the Public Acts of 2001 became effective. PA 222 provides that, under certain circumstances, governmental agencies that own or operate sewage disposal systems may be held liable for the overflow or backup of the system.
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