The City of Ellsworth Public Works Department is located at 526 Main Street, where it has been since 1956. The telephone number is 667-2037. Working hours are 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The department is made up of eleven fulltime employees including the superintendent. The eleven employees have many years of experience in construction, vehicle maintenance, welding, and of course snow plowing. Together they represent almost 200 years of combined service to the City of Ellsworth.

Here are listed just some of the responsibilities of the Public Works Department:

• Road maintenance & construction
• Sidewalk maintenance & construction
• Maintenance of all city properties, including City Hall, Harbor Park, Demeyer Field, Branch Lake boat launch
• Mowing and landscaping of city properties including roadsides, 5 cemeteries, parks, Transfer Station, City Hall, Bryant E. Moore Community Center, city parking areas
• Emptying trash receptacles on city properties
• Assisting the Water and Waste Water Departments with all emergency and routine excavation
• Snow plowing and sanding of all city roads
• Road striping and sign installations
• Spring sweeping & grading of roads