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My name is Charles "Chuck" Hamilton, currently the DPW superintendent. Previously I held the role of a DPW/Motorpool Foreman.
Superintendent-Charles Hamilton
Foreman-Tom Jones
Administrative Assistant - Amy Fuller
248-542-0340
Office Hours 7a.m.-3 p.m.
Streetlights:
To report a streetlight out of order, please contact the Hazel
Park Police Department or the Hazel Park DPW.
Sidewalks:
To report damaged sidewalks, please contact the Hazel Park DPW.
Street Sweeping:
Starting in April all local streets are swept bi-weekly. All vehicles should be removed from
the street in order for the street sweeper to clean along the
curb.
Trash Pick Up:
Trash must be at the curb by 7 a.m. Trashcans must be a maximum
35 gallons not to exceed 60 lbs. Compost must be in a can 35
gallons maximum not to exceed 60 lbs. with a compost label or
a paper yard waste bag. Wood must be tied and bundled no longer
than 3 feet in length and no larger than 18 inches in diameter.
Bulk items should be placed at curb by 7:00 a.m. maximum 3 items
per week. Compost stickers and recycling information is available
at City Hall or at the DPW. Contact DPW for more details.
Motor Oil:
Motor oil may be dropped off at the DPW 7:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.,
stop in the office for details. We are located at 24211 Couzens
between Woodward Hts. and 10 Mile.
Cement Pick Up:
Cement will be picked up only the first two weeks in the month
of May; residents may put out a maximum of one cubic yard per
week. One cubic yard is equal to 3 foot X 3 foot X 3 foot.
Trash Bags:
Plastic trash bags may be purchased at City Hall, from the Treasurers
Office, for $13.50.
Recycle bins are available for purchase. $8.00 for a bin / $5.00 for a lid.
Leaf Pick Up Policy:
Residents must not rake leaves into the street. All leaves must
be put into paper leaf yard waste bags or trashcans labeled
with a yard waste sticker. All cans are limited to 35 gallons
maximum with a 60 lbs. weight capacity. Plastic bags are not
acceptable.
Leaves will be picked up on your regular trash day weekly. Have
them contained and placed out by 7:00a.m.
Brush Pick Up (Chipping):
The chipper goes out every Wednesday.
Brush must be over 4 ft. long, 1-5 inches in diameter, and all
cut ends must be facing the same direction at the curb. They
CANNOT have vines, dirt, roots, or debris mixed in. All brush
under 4 ft. long must be tied and bundled, not to exceed 18
inches in diameter per bundle, and put to the curb with regular
rubbish, on the regular rubbish day.
Snow
Emergency:
In
the event a snow emergency is called, all vehicles must be removed
from the street in order for snowplows to plow streets curb
to curb. Tune into your local news station or WJR, WOMC, WWJ,
WXYT radio stations. You may tune into the city cable station
for information. A snow emergency will be called prior to plowing
local streets of 4 inches of snow or more.
Residents and business owners must clear their driveway approaches
of snow after the plow has cleared the street. You may not put
snow back into the street after the plow has cleared the street.
Motor Pool:
The City’s Motor Pool currently has two employees. They
maintain over 200 pieces of equipment. The list includes fire
trucks, police cars, sewer cleaning equipment, heavy-duty dump
trucks, lawn mowers and small engine hand held equipment etc.
The Motor Pool is located in the DPW complex at 24211 Couzens.
Normal hours are 7:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. Monday thru Friday.
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Recycling
Water
Watershed
www.Semcog.org
7
Simple Steps to Clean Water
Starting July 1, 2007, all residential trash, yard waste,
& recycle bins will be picked up on Mondays.
Please contact the DPW for more details at 248-542-0340.
Emerald
Ash Borer
A new insect pest has been discovered in Southeast Michigan.
This pest, known as the Emerald Ash Borer, is an exotic
species previously unknown in North America. For more
information on the Emerald Ash Borer, click
here.
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