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~ Department 42 Public Works The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer of this department and directs the activities of its various divisions: Parks, Recreation, Right of Ways and Main Street; Sanitation; Streets and Highways; Traffic and Public Lighting; and Garage, funded through the General Fund and the activities of the Water Distribution and the Sewer Collection Divisions funded through the Water and Sewer Fund. Administrative support is provided for construction, operations, and maintenance activities. Division 43 Parks, Recreation, Right of Ways and Main Street ~. The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Personnel of this division are responsible for the planning, construction, the programming, maintenance and administration of all parks, open spaces, leisure facilities, leisure services, Main Street Project activities and mowing of right of ways. Recreational programs for all ages are planned, promoted, and coordinated at city parks, Paris Independent School District facilities, and the Paris Aquatic Center. The Main Street Program strives to improve the attractiveness of the downtown area and attempts to expand community involvement in downtown revitalization. Division 44 Sanitation The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Employees of this division are responsible for the collection and disposal of residential solid waste. Limbs and brush are collected separately and are disposed of in the City Compost Facility. Division 46 Streets and Highways --- The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Personnel in this division maintain all city streets, right-of-ways, and drainage facilities to ensure proper drainage and safe and continuous traffic flow. A priority of the Street Division each year is the planning and implementation of a preventative maintenance program consisting of applying chip-seal to a portion of the streets. As funding permits, the hot-mix overlay of several miles of street each year and the upgrading of gravel and unimproved streets are accomplished. Street sweeping of the major thoroughfares, collector streets, and residential streets is provided throughout the year to maintain cleanliness in the city. 5