6 Delaware County DPW Workers Honored for Dedication During Sandy Relief

New York City Environmental Protection commissioner Carter Strickland recently honored 52 DEP upstate employees. Among the honored were six members of the Delaware County Department of Public Works for their superlative work in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Commissioner Strickland was joined by DEP chief operating officer Kathryn Garcia and deputy commissioner for water supply Paul Rush at the ceremony, which was held at the DEP facility in Downsville.

Six employees worked with the New York City parks department task force chipper to remove trees and limbs that had fallen on power lines, homes and across streets in some of the hardest hit neighborhoods in Queens.

Its members arrived in New York City on November 1 and worked continuously for over two weeks, returning home on November 16. In response, many Queens residents wrote letters to thank the task force for its quick and professional work.