Monthly Recycling Award - Now Accepting Nominations

The Town of Billerica Department of Public Works is sponsoring a monthly recycling contest beginning in February of 2010.  You can nominate a Billerica resident or household deserving of recognition for exceptional recycling efforts. Nomination forms should be submitted to the Department of Public Works at the Administration Office in the Town Hall, Room G11.  Winners will be selected by the Director of  Public Works and prizes will be awarded by the Board of Selectmen.  Click here for more information, including contest guidelines and official nomination form.

Winter is Here - Be Prepared

With winter here, this is a great time to become familiar with the DPW's policies for snow removal and trash collection.  Be prepared and follow these links for more information: Snow Removal Policies, Winter Trash Collection Policies.

All-Night Parking Ban Begins November 15th

Interim Town Manager, Paul Watson, has declared an all-night parking ban on all Billerica roadways from November 15, 2009 until March 15, 2010. Vehicles found parked in the roadway longer than two (2) hours between midnight and 6:00 AM during the above dates will be tagged and subject to a fine. If a parked vehicle interferes with snow removal, a fine will be assessed and the vehicle will be subject to towing. Upon declaration of a snow emergency by the Town Manager, parking on all public ways will be prohibited. Vehicles found parked on public ways will be fined $50.00 and towed. The Chief of Police requests the cooperation of all residents to comply with this public safety ordinance to insure that snow plowing operations will not be hampered by illegally parked vehicles. (For information on regular DPW snow removal policies, click here.)

Bypass Pumping Scheduled Week of 11/16/09

As part of the Town’s Shawsheen River Pump Station Upgrade Project, the week of 11/16/09 we will be shutting down the pump station to replace major equipment.  In order to shut down the station, we will set up a bypass pumping system behind the existing pump station building.  This system will run continuously, seven days a week, until the majority of the work is completed.  We anticipated the work to take 4-8 weeks.

We have made all efforts to minimize the noise generated from the system with a sound attenuation system to reduce noise levels but there will be a somewhat elevated noise level during operation of the bypass system.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but the improvements to the station are critical in order to maintain safe operation of the pumping station and for the protection of public health and safety.

Introducing NIXLE 

The Town of Billerica is launching a new Community Information Service designed to deliver important and timely information to residents in our area using the latest technology.  This service, created by Nixle, LLC delivers trustworthy and important neighborhood-level public safety and community event notifications by web, e-mail, and cell phone text. The Nixle system will be used by Police, Fire and DPW to provide timely information to participating residents. 

To create an account on Nixle, click the link below and follow the instructions on the Nixle site. To view the Billerica Police Press Release, click here.

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Main DPW Office Address:                Phone: (978) 671-1313
365 Boston Road (Town Hall)
Room G11
Billerica, MA 01821