maintains city pavement, curbs, gutters, storm sewers, bridges, creeks, retaining walls and city-owned parks, natural areas, city cemetery and Newman Golf Course keeps up city-owned buildings and vehicles; maintains and operates parking garages, traffic signals and signage plants and removes trees along streets and in city parks removes snow in the city collects trash and yard waste; call for a schedule dead animal policy: picks up dead animals from the street and between the curb and the sidewalk cannot pick up dead animals on private property dead animals from private property can be put in the trash for curbside collection removes and retains collars and tags of animals picked up See separate listings for details on these departments' responsibilities: Water and Sewage Street, Storm Sewer, Snow Removal Parks and Forestry Building Systems and Solid Waste

Handles press inquires and keeps Islip citizens informed of town legislation and programs through the distribution of printed material, as well as by utilizing print, electronic and social media.

For details on DPW's divisions, see individual records for : Engineering Division Water and Sewer Division Streets and Facilities DivisionThe City of Ithaca maintains a free wood chip pile near the DPW facility on Pier Road. City residents can take up to two full garbage cans full of chips per day.