Public Works

John Doring
Superintendent

3605 Bayshore Ave.
Phone: (609) 266-7800

Links:

Fire Hydrant Flow Testing Notice

Important Information About Our Drinking Water

Annual Lead Service Line Inventory Report 2023

2023 Service Line Inventory Table 

Current Consumer Confidence Report 

Trash and Recycling Information 

ACUA Collection Schedule 2024

–

State of New Jersey Declares Drought Warning

–

Administrative Goal

• Constantly pursue and implement new and innovative methods of service delivery
• Ensures that public works services are delivered in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner
• Work with the manager and Commission to set public works priorities and goals for the community

The Public Works Department provides safe and efficient movement of people and goods within the city and maintains a safe, litter-free environment in the most economical and efficient manner possible. The department functions to maintain and improve a variety of services and infrastructures. It accomplishes these tasks through the divisions of the department: Engineering Services, Fleet Management, Sanitation, Stormwater Services, and Streets, Water & Sewer

–

Overview

With 30 full-time employees and some contracted services, the Public Works Department takes pride in:

• The safety of our employees, the community and existing infrastructures come first
• All Sanitary and Storm Sewer Systems Issues
• Engineering
• General Maintenance of Municipal Buildings
• Maintaining the community’s physical plant—buildings, streets, sidewalks, sewers, trees
• Municipal Beach Cleanup Program
• Refuse Collection and Recycling Services
• Snow Removal and Street Sweeping
• Street and Sidewalk Improvements
• Using up to date equipment and providing its employees with ongoing training in the newest and best methodologies for this region
• Streets and Municipal Infrastructure
• Water and Sewer Utility Operations
• Public Buildings, Grounds and Facilities
• Mechanical and Automotive Repair of City vehicles

Parks & Community Events

Working closely with the Recreation Department, Public Works also maintains municipal beaches parks and playgrounds and provides set up and clean up services for many community special events.

Mission
We at the Public Works Department are committed and dedicated to serve the residents and visitors with the utmost professionalism in all aspects of the Island. This is done by assuring the best quality of water and sewer service available, maintaining our widely available recreational facilities and cleanliness of our streets and beaches. We take great satisfaction and pride in all we do to make our community a safe and clean place to live.

Trash and Recycling

Click Here for Household Trash and Recycling Information 

Recycling Yard at 38th Street South & Bayshore Avenue

For your convenience, our trash and recycling yard is open 7 days a week from 8:00 am until 4:20 pm.  We accept regular household trash and recycling, appliances and grass clippings only.  Unacceptable materials include:  construction debris, bulk items, leaves, branches/brush and hazardous waste.  Please call 609-266-7800 for questions.

Residential Trash Collection

The City of Brigantine has provided residents with one trash and one recycling container. If additional 96-gallon trash or recycling containers are needed, they can be purchased by calling the Department of Public Works. The City of Brigantine is not responsible for damage caused to containers.

Municipal residential trash collection is provided by the City of Brigantine to all single-family, two-family, three-family and four-family detached or attached dwellings. All items must be put out no earlier than 4:00 pm the day prior to collection or by 7:00 am on collection day. Household trash must be in trash containers with lids. Failure to do so may result in a summons.

Recycling will be collected every other week on the same day as your trash.

Report A Problem

Do you need assistance? Report a pothole, a burned out light, missed refuse collection, sidewalk repair, street sign down, etc…

609-266-7800

–

Parking During Snow Storms

Please park vehicles off the streets during a winter storm to allow for safe and efficient removal of snow from curb to curb. Also remove trash cans and sports equipment from the roadway. To avoid being plowed in, shovel snow to the right of your driveway (as you are facing the road).

A. Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that is covers the streets or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on either side of any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XXV (§ 284-61), included herein and made a part of this chapter.

B. The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic upon the streets as listed below: