Public Works Dept.

Public Works Department

Our Location:

515 South Church Street Marion, Va. 24354

Contact Us:

P.O. Box 1005 Marion, Va. 24354

Public Works Director:

Jack Perry

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Office: (276)783-9014
Cell Phone: (276)706-0327
Fax: (276)783-8314

Jack has been employed with  the Town of Marion for 30 years.  He has been public works director for 5 years.  He was initially hired as a concrete laborer for approxitmately 2 years then promoted to foreman over concrete and held that position for 15 years.  When the opportunity presented itself he became the Assistant public works director which he held for approxitmately 8 years. 

Public Works Foremen:

Jeff Richardson is Water and Sewer foreman.  Jeff has been employed with the Town of Marion for 30 years.
Rick Barlow is Streets foreman.  Rick has been employed with the Town of Marion for 20 years.
Jim Burkett is Building and Grounds foreman.  Jim has been employed with the Town of Marion for 12 years.

Motor Pool:

Larry Bowman is the Chief Mechanic.  Larry has been employed with the Town of Marion for 20 years.
Graham (Hot Rod) Ellis is the Mechanic's Assistant.  Graham has been has been employed with the Town of Marion for 29 years.

Town of Marion Public Works Employees:

Name                                                 Crew                                        Yrs. of Serv.

Walter Barrett                               Water & Sewer                                          8
Allen Ashby                                   Build & Grounds                                         2
Travis Dodson                                Streets                                                     2
Charlie Burchett                            Water & Sewer                                          28
W.J. Clark                                     Water & Sewer                                          7
Pete Combs                                   Build & Grounds                                        7
Chris Conner                                  Streets                                                    5
Marcus Conrath                              Garbage                                                   1
Andrew Dunavan                             Garbage                                                   4
Gary Dunavan                                 Water & Sewer                                         13
Robert (Papaw) Ellis                         Build & Grounds                                       35 
Bill Freeman                                    Streets                                                   12
Travis Frye                                     Garbage                                                    1
Mike Gross                                     Water & Sewer                                         11
Ryan Sawyers                                  Streets                                                     2
David Sawyers                                 Build & Grounds                                        29
Gilbert Taylor                                 Streets                                                      4
Neal Webb                                     Build & Ground                                           1
Brandon Ashby                               Water & Sewer                                            5
Joe Ashby                                      Build & Grounds                                          6
Jerry Breen                                   Electrician                                                 20

Mission Statement:

To serve the public's needs in a timely, efficent and professional manner.  The department is responsible for a broad range of operations, such as, water & sewer maintenance, seasonal snow removal, brush, trash, and junk pick up, right of way maintenance, street patching, sign maintenance, traffic signals, storm drainage maintenance and seasonal leaf pick up.
The Town of Marion's public works department is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Public Works Information:

Have Junk you need to get rid of?
Call 276-783-4113 EXT. 221,226,227,228,or 229 and a work order will be created to have it removed. 

Have brush and trimmings you need to get rid of?
The Town of Marion will remove it for you.  All you have to do is sit it at the curbside on the 4th week of each month (From October - March) Starting April 1st thru September, the Town will pick it up daily as long as it's at your curbside. 

Need to borrow a truck for the weekend? 
Starting May 1, 2009 the Town of Marion's Truck Loaner program will be in effect til September 30, 2009.  You can either come to the engineering department, located at 138 West Main Street in the Municipal Building, on the lower level and see Todd Long for an application.  This is a first come first serve basis.

 2009 Leaf pickup schedule

Check back soon for garbage pick up zone schedule and 2009 leaf schedule