The Hall County Public Works Department is comprised of several divisions, but residents are likely most familiar with road maintenance and the sewer utility, if only because that’s what most affects their day-to-day lives. Department Director Ken Rearden said the road maintenance division is focused on keeping culverts and ditches clean, as well as improving landscaping and removing hazardous vegetation along roadways. The division does handle some minor pothole filling, but special purpose local option sales tax revenue pays for all major road repaving, patching and new construction for county streets and thoroughfares, and this work is contracted out.