FYI - Christmas Tree Burning Today

Just a heads up in case anyone around the southern end of Hull or around the West Corner/Weir River area smells any smoke or sees an open flame, the DPW will be burning the Christmas trees that were collected over the past couple of weeks.

It will be a controlled burn and they will be burned in small bunches to keep it manageable.

There is only a slight breeze so most of the smoke should stay local.

Hull Fire has been notified and they will alert the neighboring towns of the burn in case any smoke enters their areas.

We are still accepting trees at the DPW, if you have to drop a tree off today, please leave it near the back of the building and not near the burn site for safety reasons.

Please contact the DPW if you have any questions.

Sandbag Guidance

DPW Will Offer Free Sandbags Again

Due to the multiple areas of town that experience temporary and sometimes extended periods of flooding before, during and after winter storms and rain events, the DPW will once again be offering free sandbags to Hull residents.

In the past, residents were able to come to the DPW and pick up the sandbags as needed. This will still be option but this year, we will be staging pallets at a couple different locations in town to make it easier for residents to get them. Once the pallets are positioned, we will make another post to inform everyone of their locations.

Please be advised that there are certain ways that are and are not allowed to place sandbags on your property. Below is a memo from the Hull Conservation Administrator Chris Krahforst on placing the sandbags in the appropriate manner. You can also view this by clicking here.

If you have any questions about getting sandbags, please call the DPW at (781) 925-0900.
If you have questions about the placing of sandbags, please call Conservation at (781) 925-8102.

2018 Christmas Tree Pick-up / Drop-off

Winter Tips

With tomorrow marking the first calendar day of winter, the DPW wants to ask for your help in making this season a safe one.

Once the snow starts to fly, please do your part to help in the snow removal efforts if possible by staying off the roads unless it’s an emergency, do not shovel snow from your driveway or walkway into the streets, clear snow from the sidewalks in front of your house, remove all portable items from the edge of the road (basketball hoops, trash barrels, etc), and most of all, if you see a plow truck, please give them the room they need to pass safely.

Please remember to check your vents to ensure that they are clear of snow build-up to avoid any possible carbon monoxide exposure. If you have elderly or disabled neighbors, please check on them to make sure that they are alright as well.

Clearing your vents will help ensure safety during storms

Basketball hoops and other items left along the roadside could be damaged and could cause damage to Town-owned plows or even injury to snow plow drivers, please make sure they are removed

FREE Computer Electronics (IT) Recycling

The Department of Public Works is now accepting old electronics items that RESIDENTS are looking to properly dispose of.

You can now bring these items to the DPW garage at 9 Nantasket Ave during normal business hours (Monday through Thursday 7am-4:15pm and Friday 7am -noon). Please check in at the office and you will be directed on where to drop your item(s) off.

We are currently not taking electronics items from businesses, just from residents at this time. Please be prepared to show proof of residency when dropping items off.

This is being done as a courtesy and a benefit to residents and is not a permanent event, if for some reason we have to discontinue this collection, updates will be posted on social media and on our website.

Below is a list of acceptable items, anything not on this list will be refused:

We DO NOT take the following equipment:
TV’s
CRT monitors
Microwaves
Refrigerators
Office Furniture
Vacuums
Non-Electronic Items

Please Help to Keep Storm Drains Clear

With rain expected tonight starting in the early evening and lasting throughout the night, there is a chance of localized street flooding.

There are several spots in town that have repetitive street flooding issues whenever we get heavy rain events. Please do your part to help minimize street flooding by assisting the DPW by clearing leaves away from any storm drains in your neighborhood.

Our crews are out there everyday working to remove leaves and other obstructions that prevent rainwater and street run-off from entering the drainage system but with over 2,000 drains and a small crew, it's often difficult to get to all of them.

If you do experience any street flooding during or after a rain event, you can call the DPW and we will send someone out as quickly as possible to try to alleviate the issue. But please understand that almost all of the pipes that are connected to our drainage system in town discharge into the bay or to the ocean. Unfortunately, there are some times when the height of the tide interferes with the drainage system working properly and nothing can be done until the tide subsides.

Thank you in advance for your help, understanding and cooperation...