The Ellettsville Street Department has the challenge of maintaining the streets, storm drains, street signs, town parks, town parking lots and other town property. They do the mowing, trimming leaf pickup, snow removal, and other town keeping functions. Leading the department are Street Commissioner Jim Ragle, Foreman Danny Stalcup, Mike Griffey, Danny Edwards, and Kevin Fluke. To do their job, they have six dump trucks, a backhoe, a small dozer, a grade- all, two service trucks, a bucket truck, leaf vacuum, a brush chipper, a paver, a roller, and a street sweeper. Their busiest time is between March and November when they are busy keeping the trees and grass under control.
Tree trimming chips are available for free to any town resident.
The balance of the year allows them time to maintain and service their equipment while they prepare to combat the snow and ice that threatens the citizen's safe passage. The Street Department staff is very conscientious of the job they do for the people and businesses in the Ellettsville area. They welcome and encourage citizens to call with problems and suggestions so the street department can provide a speedy response. It is managed by Bynum Fanyo Utilities, a private utilities management firm. The water utility consists of 90 miles of water main and two storage tanks with combined storage capacity of 1M gallons.