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The Public Works Department is located
at 1393 V Highway. The regular working hours for the Public
Works Department are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through
Friday, closed legal holidays.
If you have a grinder pump
emergency after hours call 913-782-5013., For all other emergency calls call the Hollister
Police Department at 417-334-6565 and they will call out the
on call maintenance personnel.
It is the
responsibility of the public works department to repair and
maintain all city streets and water & sewer lines within the
city limits of Hollister. The department also is responsible
for snow plowing, sign maintenance, and cutting grass in the
street right. The department consists of six (6) full time
employees under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor.
The City of
Hollister has thirty-five (35) miles of streets within the
city limits to maintain. With over thirty (30) miles of
water lines and twenty-six (26) miles of sewer lines, the
maintenance department is kept busy with repairs and line
replacements. The department reads 1,450 meters monthly
around the 15th of each month.
The City of
Hollister is located in the hills of the Ozark Mountains in
Western Taney County. The terrain creates storm water run
off. If residents rake their leaves in the ditch line they
need to be sure to burn them in order to maintain proper
water drainage during the rainy season. If leaves are not
burned they have a tendency to plug up culverts. Report all
controlled burns to the fire department.
The fleet
of city vehicles are serviced and repaired by the public
works department. Street equipment includes two (2)
backhoes, two (2) dump trucks, and four (4) vehicles. During
snow removal the dump trucks are equipped with plows and two
four wheel drive vehicles have snow plows and salt
spreaders.
SNOW
REMOVAL
The roads in
the city, which are hilly and curvy, require special care
when removing snow and ice during the winter months. Snow
and ice will be removed from streets in the City of
Hollister in the following priority order:
EAST SIDE OF TOWN
(Note
Knox Avenue from Princeton to East Highway 76 will always be
closed during snow/ice conditions.)
-
BB Highway – Business Highway 65
to City limits
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Knox Avenue – BB Highway to
Princeton Avenue
-
Evergreen Street – Business
Highway 65 to dead end
-
Presbyterian Street – Business
Highway 65 to Knox Avenue
-
Hawthorne Street – BB Highway –
Hollister Elementary School
-
Brianna Drive – BB Highway –
Hollister Elementary School
-
White River Mountain Blvd. – BB
Highway to Rock Spring Court
-
Hidden Valley Road
-
Railroad Avenue to Wilshire Drive
to East Avenue
WEST SIDE OF TOWN
-
North & South Maple Street –
Taneycomo Hill Drive to city limits
-
Taneycomo Hill Drive
-
First Street – Business Highway 65
to Esplanade
-
2nd Street – Esplanade
to Elm Street
-
Birch Street – Highway 65 to
Highway 165
-
Industrial Park Road – Birch
Street to dead end
-
Southtowne Blvd. to Mall Road
-
Blue Sky Lane – V Highway to
Airport
-
V Highway – Highway 65 to Highway
165
ALL OTHER STREETS WILL BE CLEANED AFTER
THE PRIORITY LIST.
CLEARING YOUR DRIVEWAY
As you clear
your driveway of snow, keep in mind that the snow plow truck
pushes snow onto the grass and into driveways. With over
2,000 driveways city crews are unable to remove snow
windrows left by the plow. This cannot be prevented, but you
can minimize this problem by clearing a 15 feet long area in
advance of the driveway. Most, but not all, of the snow from
the plow will be deposited in the clear area. Your
understanding is appreciated.
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