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Recognizing Kernersville’s Public Services and Engineering Departments

Last weekend, many Kernersville residents and visitors to our community enjoyed the festivities of Spring Folly, a favorite downtown event. While hundreds of barbeque sandwiches, turkey legs, and funnel cakes were enjoyed over the course of the weekend festival, there was very little trash on the ground, and the trash and recycling containers never seemed filled to overflowing. Throughout the event, Public Services employees worked hard to maintain the Kernersville Spring Folly as one of the cleanest festivals in the Southeast.
In Kernersville and elsewhere, for special events and throughout the year, Public Services and Engineering employees work to make everyday life run smoothly, even when bad weather or unexpected events intervene. They build and maintain our roads, collect trash and recycling, and protect the environment. To recognize these important functions in our community, our town will celebrate Public Services and Engineering Week, in conjunction with National Public Works Week, during the week of May 21st- 27th.
In addition to road construction, and repair and maintenance of 200 lane miles of roadway and 54 miles of sidewalk, Kernersville’s Public Services and Engineering departments are responsible for stormwater management, trash collection, recycling, yard waste and white goods collection, transportation planning, engineering, surveying, fleet maintenance, and geographic information systems (GIS) data management. These functions touch the lives of every resident.
Sanitation, one of the most important services, works hard to keep up with the needs of our growing town. Public Services division collects trash, yard waste and recycling from 6,545 households each week. When a severe summer or winter storm hits, Public Services employees come in after hours or on weekends to clear the streets of fallen trees, debris, and other hazards.
Mechanics in the Public Services garage maintain the entire Town of Kernersville motorized fleet, a total of more than 300 pieces of equipment, helping out all town departments.
Kernersville’s Earth Day event, which this year included an Art for Earth contest for local students, exhibits, and displays by vendors with information about eco-friendly services, was organized by the stormwater division of the public services department.
While Earth Day is celebrated once a year, Engineering and Public Services employees work throughout the year to protect our environment. Kernersville is located at the start of three major river basins, the Yadkin, Roanoke, and Cape Fear, and an important town function is to comply with the stormwater regulations for these river basins. Engineers review development plans proposed by developers to this end.
Public Services sweeps our curb and gutter streets, on a regular basis. This “clean up” improves the town’s appearance, and helps to keep leaves, grass clippings, and trash from washing down our storm sewers. This is important, because in the operation of a storm drain, unlike the sanitary sewer, there is no treatment or processing. Debris and pollutants flushed into the storm sewer go directly to creeks and rivers, so street sweeping reduces pollutants and protects water quality.
Kernersville’s recycling program has grown significantly over recent years. Last year, Kernersville collected more than 1,686 tons of household recycling. In addition to curbside household recycling, 828 tons of cardboard, 40 tons of metal, and 10.5 tons of electronics were collected for recycling.
The positive impact on our town of the services provided by the public services and engineering departments is far reaching. While our town benefits from their work throughout the year, it’s fitting this month, in recognition of Public Services Week, to say “thank you” to the people who devote their professional time and energy to public services and engineering, making our town a better and safer place to live, every day.
Dawn Morgan is the Mayor of Kernersville and writes a weekly column for the News.

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