8150 Hwy. 70
Siren, WI 54872
Phone-Office: 715-349-2285
Phone-Shop: 715-349-5345
Fax: 715-349-5677
Email: burnhwy@sirentel.net
Robert Morehouse, Commissioner
E-mail: bmorehouse@burnettcounty.org
Jeff Scanlon, Patrol
Superintendent
E-mail: jscanlon@burnettcounty.org
Sheila Bristol, Office
Manager
E-mail: sbristol@burnettcounty.org
Cathy Ingalls, Account
Clerk
E-mail: cingalls@burnettcounty.org
Steve Washkuhn, Shop
Foreman
E-mail: swashkuhn@burnettcounty.org
Richard Staples, Highway Foreman
Jeff Chell, Partsman
E-mail: jeffchell@burnettcounty.org
Mission Statement
The Highway Department has charge, under the direction of the Highway Committee, of all the county trunk highways in the county. It is the duty of Department to do, or have done, all necessary engineering and make all necessary examinations for the establishment, construction, improvement and maintenance of highways.
The Highway Department's goals are to increase the overall quality of county highways and reduce overall road maintenance costs by research and implementing new technology in equipment and road maintenance methods. Under Chapter 83 of the Wisconsin State Statutes, the county is responsible for the maintenance of 220 miles of county roadway and 258 lane miles of state roadway.
The Highway Department's main facility is located in Siren, Wisconsin. The facility is centrally located within the county to provide faster response time and more efficient operation. The facility includes warm vehicle storage, administrative offices, cold vehicle storage, salt storage facility. In addition to the Siren facility, there are two garage/tool house sites located throughout the County-Danbury on Center Street, Grantsburg on Madison Ave.
The Highway Commissioner is appointed by the County Board. The term for a new commissioner is one year. The term increases to four years after the reappointment and begins the first Monday in January following appointment.
The Department performs varied activities as large as construction and seal coating, to as small as crack sealing and pothole repair. The Department also provides services to townships and villages such as construction, chip sealing, brushing and drainage activities. The majority of winter is spent performing plowing and ice control operations, as well as producing treating sand. Cold mix is produced for "Blade Patches" and "Pothole Patching" during summer months and is available year round.
The Burnett County Highway Department strives to provide quality service to the taxpayers of Burnett County, while at the same time providing quality contracted services with other governmental entities to reduce dependence on county tax levy dollars.
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