Department of Public Works

The Department’s responsibilities include maintenance of Carlisle’s public ways including resurfacing, plowing, annual street sweeping, and pruning of roadside brush; plus care of the cemetery public grounds and the Transfer Station. The Department is also responsible for tree maintenance on Town-owned properties and in the public right-of-way; the Superintendent also serves as the Tree Warden, whose approval is required, along with that of the Planning Board, for the removal of a public shade tree in the right-of-way on a designated scenic road.