Village of Cayuga Department of Public Works
123 Sheldon Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
***Fall Leaf Pick-up Season October 15 – December 15***
Brent Cross,
Superintendent of Public Works
Phone: (607) 257-5536
Fax: (607) 257-4910
bcross@cayuga-heights.ny.us
Aaron Cowder
Assistant Superintendent of Public Works (607) 592-1679
acowder@cayuga-heights.ny.us
The Barn
Phone: (607) 257-6166
Fax: (607) 266-7036
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the maintenance of the Village’s infrastructure as well as the day to day services such as: street repairs; drainage/water/sewer pipe repairs; garbage and brush pick-up; snow removal, etc..
DPW Staff
There is a full-time staff of eight men who work a regular schedule of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday. With the exception of the Director of Public Works, all of the DPW staff members are represented by Teamster’s Union Local 317. The following is a list of the staff and their positions:
- Matt Townsend, Working Supervisor
- Rick Arsenault, Sr. Motor Equipment Operator
- Terry O’Pray, Motor Equipment Operator
- James DeAveiro. Motor Equipment Operator
- Tim Diller, Motor Equipment Operator
- Thomas Collins, Motor Equipment Operator
- Josh Randall, Laborer
- Jacob Hall, Laborer
The Fleet
The DPW facility is located at 123 Sheldon Road, where the fleet of equipment is stored and maintained by the staff. The facility includes 4 heated work bays, an office area, 4 cold storage bays, a salt storage building, and fuel tanks/pumps. The fleet includes:
(2) large dump trucks with snow plow/wing;
(2) small flat bed/dump trucks;
(2) pick-up trucks;
(2) garbage packers;
(1) backhoe;
(1) loader;
and many other specialty-type machinery.
If you have any questions or need the assistance of the DPW, you can reach them by phone at 607-257-6166.
