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 34 years.  He has been public works director for 8 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 34 years.
Rick Barlow is Streets foreman.  Rick has been employed with the Town of Marion for 22 years.
Jim Burkett is Building and Grounds foreman.  Jim has been employed with the Town of Marion for 14 years.

Motor Pool:

Larry Bowman is the Chief Mechanic.  Larry has been employed with the Town of Marion for 22 years.
Graham (Hot Rod) Ellis is the Mechanic's Assistant.  Graham has been has been employed with the Town of Marion for 31 years.

Town of Marion Public Works Employees:

Name Position Years
Joe Ashby Building & Grounds 8
Daniel Ashby Building & Grounds 1
Jerry Breen Electrician 22
Charles Burchett Water & Sewer 30
W.J. Clark Water & Sewer 9
Pete Combs Building & Grounds 9
Chris Conner Streets 5
Johnny Dempsey Street 1
Travis Dodson Garbage 4
Gary Dunavan Streets 15
Robert "Papaw" Ellis Building & Grounds 37
Chase Ferley Streets 1
Bill Freeman Water & Sewer 14
Dakota Hutton Streets 1
Rick Patrick Building & Grounds 2
Ryan Sawyer Streets 4
David Sawyers Building & Grounds 31
Billy Stevens Building & Grounds 2
Gilbert Taylor Water & Sewer 6
Josh Conrath Garbage 2
Marcus Conrath Garbage 3
Andrew Dunavan Streets 6
     

 

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?  Click here 
 2011 Leaf pickup schedule

Check back soon for garbage pick up zone schedule.