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Your Town at work ...
Dave Smith - Street/Solid Waste Departments
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Meet Dave Smith - Your Street lead-man
Dave Smith has been an employee with the Town of Friday Harbor for 12
years. In this time he has worked his way up to Street lead-man. This was
not an easy task as the previous lead-man worked for the Town for 20 years.
With a relatively small Street crew of 2 workers Dave finds it a challenge
to keep the Town neat and tidy. . Street maintenance is a huge
responsibility which includes daily street sweeping, sidewalk construction
and repair, road building and repair, sign maintenance, mid-night cross walk
marking, painting curbs, and flood control, just to name a few tasks
performed by your street department.
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| Besides keeping up with the Town’s daily
service needs, Dave also oversees the parks operations. With 12 years of
experience Dave knows his town inside and out, under and over. In fact,
Dave’s knowledge of the Town’s streets and storm drain system is invaluable.
Dave prioritizes those pesky potholes and the ailing asphalt on the streets,
which has earned him the title of "pot hole technician". You’re likely to
see Dave and his crew busily cleaning the streets in the early hours
preparing the Town for the 60,000 plus visitors we welcome annually. And
when duty calls they will be out on those cold snowy days melting and
plowing the snow, making the streets safe for passage or cutting out fallen
trees on blustery days. Or you might simply see them giving the Town its
annual makeover in the spring with a new paint job. Dave’s pride in his Town
is only surpassed by his dedication to get the people their tax dollars
worth. Dave brings with his hard earned position new and innovative
approaches to making the streets of Friday Harbor aesthetically pleasing and
fully functional. Dave has also been a volunteer fire fighter for District 3
for 10 years and if that’s not enough he also works as a supervisor for
Kings market in the twilight hours. Friday Harbor can rest easy knowing
their Town will be well groomed each and every day with Dave in charge.
Written by Mike Deegan, Water Department Leadman
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06/22/2005
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