New Director of Public Works – 9/2/2009

Posted by Bob on September 2, 2009 under Daily Blogs | Be the First to Comment

For many years local officials have discussed the reorganization of several Borough departments into a true public works model.  Last night the Board of Mayor and Burgesses took action to begin this long overdue process.  The Board voted 8-2 to authorize our administration to amend current Borough Engineer James Stewart’s existing contract to appoint Mr. Stewart as Director of Public Works.  This is the first step in what will be additional steps to make Naugatuck’s public works system work more efficiently.

The addendum includes no pay raise for Mr. Stewart, who has been assisting with day-to-day operations at the Street Department since the recent retirement of the superintendent.  Further discussions will be on-going with regard to additional changes.  Our administration would also like to thank the hard-working employees at Public Works for their continued professionalism and willingness to assist during this transition.

Change often takes patience and persistence, but the time has never been better to begin implementation of public works reform.  Naugatuck taxpayers deserve a government that works better for less.