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89 full time employees |
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6 temporary employees (utilizes 15 trustees) |
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Administration is responsible for preparing the Department's budgets,
establishing goals and standards and documenting all activities of the Department |
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Road Construction has the primary responsibility for road construction/reconstruction,
large drainage projects and heavy maintenance projects. |
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Road Maintenance has the responsibility for the day-to-day maintenance
needs of the road system such as pot hole repair, culvert repair, cleaning of cattle
guards and road grading. |
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Community Resources utilizes trustee labor provided by the Detention
Center and community service workers provided by area courts to perform roadside
litter pickup, roadside vegetation removal and other community service projects. |
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Road Shop provides repairs to and preventive maintenance for County
vehicles and other types of powered equipment. |
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Vector Control provides services to the community in adulticiding
(spraying for mosquitoes), larviciding (the control of mosquito larva in ponds,
ditches and standing water by minnows call gambousia), prairie dog eradication,
sweeping and mowing along County Roads and weed control. Vector Control also is
responsible for insect control throughout all County Buildings, including fire stations
(a total of 65 buildings). |
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Solid Waste is responsible for the operation and maintenance of
11 transfer stations. This division is responsible for hauling trash from these
sites seven days a week. |
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Traffic has the responsibility for maintenance of traffic control
devices and work zone traffic control for construction and maintenance projects. |
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Road Highlights |
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County Maintained |
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743.11 miles |
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(Also 22 bridges) |
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Commission District 1 |
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47.07 miles |
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GloJean Todacheene |
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Commission District 2 |
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523.86 miles |
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Ervin Chavez |
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Commission District 3 |
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97.19 miles |
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Scott Eckstein |
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Commission District 4 |
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23.88 miles |
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Jim Henderson |
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Commission District 5 |
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51.11 miles |
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Tony Atkinson |
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Vehicles maintained - 346 light vehicles, 149 highway trucks, 91 pieces of heavy
equipment. |
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In 2004, 1339 trustees worked an average of 8 hours per day equating to a value
of $143,438. |
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In 2004, 3300 minor offenders referred by area courts were given community service
assignments and monitored with a 58% completion rate. |
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Solid Waste Highlights |
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San Juan County Regional Landfill is situated on 160 acres leased from the Bureau
of Land Management. |
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The landfill has a 50-year life span. |
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San Juan County has a lifetime contract with Waste Management to operate the landfill. |
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San Juan County pays Waste Management on a per cubic yard basis for disposed waste. |
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San Juan County operates 11 transfer/Solid Waste Dump Stations. |
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Over 320,000 vehicles go through the transfer stations annually. |
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