The Department of Public Works is primarily a maintenance organization responsible for performing the following tasks:
- Operation and maintenance of Rural Hill and Oakwood Cemeteries
- Maintenance of City Hall and surrounding properties
- Maintenance of small parks and playgrounds within the City of Northville
- Maintenance of Mill Race Village
- Maintenance of miscellaneous city-owned property
- Plant new trees in public rights-of-way, as well as maintenance and trimming of city-owned trees
- Maintenance of downtown streetlights, landscaping, sidewalks, parking structures, and parking lots
- General setup, traffic control, and clean-up of civic events
- Fall leaf collection program
- Maintenance of city bridges
- Local and major street maintenance including road grading, traffic sign placement/replacement, patching, striping, repairs, and snowplowing
- Manage solid waste collection services including trash, recyclables, compost, and household hazardous waste
- Oversee the supply, storage, and distribution of drinking water
- Maintenance of the city’s water system, wastewater collection system and storm water collection system
- Maintenance of city-owned equipment
The Department of Public Works also proposes and manages the City’s capital improvements for streets, parking lots, sidewalks, water systems, sewer systems and the cemeteries.