{"id":3145,"date":"2026-09-24T15:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/?page_id=3145"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:50:21","slug":"public-works-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/?page_id=3145","title":{"rendered":"Public Works Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independence Township\u2019s Public Works Department plays an essential role in keeping our community safe, connected, and moving. Our small but mighty Public Works crew &#8211; Joe, Jack &amp; Tim &#8211; work year-round to maintain Township roads, drainage systems, and other public infrastructure while responding to the changing needs of our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From road maintenance and storm response to seasonal projects, drainage improvements, roadside maintenance, and everyday operations, our crew works behind the scenes to help keep our roads and infrastructure safe and functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of their work goes unnoticed by many, but the impact is something our community relies on every day. We appreciate Joe, Jack and Tim for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to serving Independence Township in every season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-879x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-879x1024.jpg 879w, https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-768x894.jpg 768w, https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-1319x1536.jpg 1319w, https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PublicWorksSummer2026-1759x2048.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independence Township\u2019s Public Works Department plays an essential role in keeping our community safe, connected, and moving. Our small but mighty Public Works crew &#8211; Joe, Jack &amp; Tim &#8211; work year-round to maintain Township roads, drainage systems, and other public infrastructure while responding to the changing needs of our community. From road maintenance and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3145","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8LDPu-OJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3145"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3150,"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3145\/revisions\/3150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/independence.patownship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}