Public Works

The Department of Public Works maintains a total of sixty miles of Class 5 roads.  Many of these roads have over two hundred years of history.  Traffic and vehicle loads have changed dramatically within the last seventy-five years.

Each year your 4 ½ man crew performs three different types of road maintenance: routine, preventative, and reconstruction.
Routine maintenance includes trimming brush away from the road edge, cleaning the ditch line, cleaning culverts, and replacing culverts in disrepair.  In addition, the crew inspects and replaces signage, posts and guardrails as needed. 

Winter ice problems (water backing up on roads), frost heaves, age of the road and the existing culvert pipe are factors that contribute to the need for routine maintenance and future road reconstruction. 
Winter maintenance varies from year to year depending on the type of precipitation, amounts and the time of day it arrives.  Please for you own safety, do not tailgate emergency equipment and slow down when approaching snow removal equipment.

Each year we evaluate several miles of paved road for reconstruction based on condition, traffic load, geography, and other factors All road reconstruction preparation is done with Town of Lisbon equipment.
In addition to the above tasks the department:

  • Maintains & replaces water meters
  • Reads the water meters
  • Performs grave burial maintenance
  • Water & Sewer maintenance
  • Manhole repairs
  • Lawn mowing at the treatment plant
  • Town Building Maintenance
  • Driveway permits
  • Work with the state on assigning 911 address numbers

Please contact us with any questions or concerns.  If we are not available please leave a message and someone will get back to you.  Our normal hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Charlie Hampson Public Works Supervisor (603) 838-2254
Chris Hicks Public Works Assistant Supervisor
Todd Colby Town Mechanic 603-838-2254
Todd Fisher Truck Driver / Highway Laborer
Dave Lambert Part Time Laborer