Public Works Department
The main purpose of Public Works is the routine and emergency maintenance of the road system in the county. The largest division in the county's organization, Public Works encompasses Fleet Management, Storm Water Management, Utilities Coordination, Solid Waste, Right of Way, Bridges, Reclamation and Stabilization, Mosquito Control, Parks and Recreation, Clearing, Facility Maintenance, and Road Building operations.
The Public Works Department is tasked with engineering, building and maintaining the County's roads, including --- miles of asphalt roads and --- miles of dirt roads and their stormwater drainage systems, and --- wood and concrete bridges. Public Works is also tasked with the operation of yard waste and construction debris landfills, solid waste landfill contamination cleanup, collection of special appliances and household hazardous waste, recycling programs, --- parks, building artifical reefs, maintenance of --- traffic intersection signals, and the control of disease-carrying mosquito populations.
Parks and Recreation
Come discover the natural beauty of Dixie County. Visitors come here to enjoy hunting, fishing, boating, scuba diving, bicycling, and horseback riding. Many return year after year to visit salty Jena, stroll through Cross City, fish from Horseshoe Beach, relax in shady Old Town or enjoy the waterfront village of Suwannee where the great river meets the Gulf. More....
Want To Control Mosquitos ?
Most neighborhood mosquito problems are a result of water-filled containers that you, the resident, can help eliminate. It does not take much water to support mosquito production. Mosquitos feed on microscopic plants and animals, so even clear-looking water can support them. More....
Disaster Planning
Dixie County Emergency Management, Animals, Fire, Flood, Heatwave, First Aid for Heat-Induced Illnesses, Hurricane, Hurricane Tracking Chart (876KB), Thunderstorm, Tornado
Department Information
- Phone: 352.498.1239
Fax: 352.498.
- Office Hours: 7:30 - 3:30
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2600
Cross City, FL 32628 - Physical Address:
Street
Cross City, FL 32628
Important Numbers
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Building Department
352.498.1235 -
Central Florida Electric
352.498.2226 -
Chiefland DOT
352.493.6070 -
County Commissioners
352.498.1206 -
Dixie Health Department
352.498.1360 -
Emergency Services
352.498.1240 -
Progress Energy
800.700.8744 -
Property Appraiser
352.498.1212 -
Sheriff
352.498.1220 -
Suwannee River Water Mgt.
800.226.1066 -
Tax Collector
352.498.1213 -
- FACILITIES
- Specific questions and information should be directed to this department at one of our listed addresses or telephone numbers.
- MOSQUTIO CONTROL
- PARKS & RECREATION
- ROADS & BRIDGES
- SOLID WASTE MGT.
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