Public Works

Our Mission

Through proactive planning, innovation, collaboration, and a concerted effort to pool available resources, the Public Works Department strives to provide the highest quality public infrastructure system and essential services to the residents, visitors, and commerce functions of the City of Dalton.

Our Department

The Public Works Department plays a vital role in providing many critical services to the citizens of Dalton through its six (6) operations divisions (i.e. Sanitation, Street Maintenance, Stormwater, Traffic, Landscaping/ROW, and Fleet Maintenance).  The Department's engineering staff also provides comprehensive oversight of the City's right of way infrastructure, grant submittals, privately awarded construction contracts, and project management support to other City Departments.

Services and Responsibilities

The Public Works Department provides many vital services to the citizens of Dalton to keep their city functioning. 

Public Works' Sanitation Division works hard to ensure every City residence is provided with once per week curbside garbage collection, once per week curbside recycling collection, and twice monthly curbside bulky item & yard trimming collection.

Public Works is also responsible for the City's transportation systems which includes maintenance and resurfacing of streets, right of ways and sidewalks , and maintaining traffic control devices including traffic signals, signage, and pavement markings.

To keep the City beautiful, the Landscaping Division maintains the grounds for municipal parks and buildings as well as the trees and plantings located within the right of way and in historic Downtown Dalton.

The West Hill Cemetery and Chapel are also special responsibilities of the Public Works Department.

Since 2015, the Public Works Department has been charged with ongoing maintenance and operational responsibilities of the City’s stormwater infrastructure. For issues related to stormwater located within the publicly owned right-of-way, please contact the Public Works Department. For issues related to stormwater pollution / water quality complaint, please contact Whitfield County Stormwater at the following link: Stormwater Quality Complaint Form or by calling 706-281-1768. 

Also since 2015, the Whitfield County Engineering Department has been the review/issuing authority for all stormwater and land disturbance permits related to local development projects within the City limits. Please visit the Whitfield County Stormwater website for additional information: