The Public Works Division maintains the City’s numerous public facilities, municipal buildings, public beaches, landscaping, City streets, City right-of-way, City vehicles and equipment and the City’s stormwater systems.  In addition, Public Works administers all municipal capital improvement projects, as well as reviews all commercial developments, multi-family developments and major subdivisions.  The Department has five divisions including Custodial, Landscaping, Maintenance, Streets and General Services.  

The Street Division takes on a variety of daily tasks including all right-of-way mowing, sign repair and maintenance, pothole repair, drainage maintenance, yard debris pickup, mosquito control, new culvert installations on single family residents, grading parking lots and dirt roads, litter pick up on the right-of-way, and street and beach sweeping. Thanks to the Streets Department our roadways are clean, parking areas are accessible, and our beaches are beautiful.

The Maintenance Division is responsible for both the new construction and remodeling of City facilities, monitoring and maintaining the daily mechanical operations that encompass all City buildings, vehicles and equipment, and monitoring and repairing traffic signals throughout the City.  They are the force that keeps our City facilities running smoothly so that we can serve the public in the best way possible.

The Custodial Division has the task of keeping our municipal buildings clean.  Additionally, they work hard in maintaining the cleanliness of all of our public beach facilities.  The Custodial Division also provides critical support to other departments for large City-sponsored events including sporting events, concerts and group rentals.

The Landscape Division designs, installs and maintains all landscaping in the right-of-way and at all City facilities.  In addition, the Landscape Division designs and installs irrigation and landscaping for many municipal projects including the new tennis complex, Lagoon Park and the Civic Center.

The General Services Division provides Public Works related administrative, inspection, and engineering services for the City.  In addition, the General Services Division provides critical information to our citizens related to trash collection, residential garbage collection, recycling and other utility information.

All-in-all, our Public Works Division is truly the group that keeps our City facilities looking great and running smoothly! Please feel free to call with any comments or questions, as we are here to make residents and visitors alike feel at home in beautiful Gulf Shores.