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Utilities Department Creation In Manchester: Monday Manual
The Manchester Township Council is set to discuss the creation of a township utilities department.
MANCHESTER, NJ— Welcome to the Aug. 8 edition of Monday Manual, where we highlight events coming up during the week in the Manchester area.
The Manchester Township Council is set to meet at 6 p.m. Monday. On the agenda is the second reading and possible adoption of an ordinance to create a Department of Utilities in the township.
That department would combine the public works and the water and sewer departments under one department.
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It would include a director of public works who would oversee the following:
- Division of Streets
- Division of Lakes, Parks and Playgrounds
- Division of Central Maintenance
- Division of Sanitation and Recycling
- Division of Buildings and Grounds
- Division of Engineering
There would be a director of utilities, who would oversee the Division of Water and Sewer and the Eastern and Western Service areas.
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