Public Works Department

The Public Works Department has offices and a maintenance facility on Suzanne Drive in Hobe Sound, but for the most part department personnel perform their job functions within the Town’s confines.  Public Works crews are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all Town vehicles and buildings on the island, the maintenance and beautification of Town-owned green space, and road and sidewalk maintenance.  Department personnel also perform residential sanitation and trash removal services as well as landscape debris pickup and removal.

Bobby Hurst
Director
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• Responsible for overall administration of the Public Works Department
• Assists the Town Manager in the administration of the Town’s conservation properties and liaison with related contractors, consultants and governmental agencies
• Responsible for the beautification corridor and the Ficus Allee, and represents Public Works on the Town’s Beautification Committee
• Oversees the buildings and grounds maintenance on the Town’s municipal sites, as well as the maintenance of the Town roads, The Ramble and storm water control
• Administers the refuse sanitation and recycling programs and the beach cleanup program 

John Yoakum
Assistant Director
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• Responsible for Public Works shop operations and maintenance of its fleet of equipment and vehicles
• Administers the Town’s vegetative waste removal and recycling programs
• Commander of Emergency Operations Center #2 (Public Works facility) and is a member of the Town’s disaster recovery first-in team