Responsibilities

The Engineering Department:

• Provides the various Town boards, committees, and departments with civil engineering and land surveying expertise
• Designs public works-type projects
• Obtains the necessary permits and approvals for them
• Assigns street numbers to properties in the Town in accordance with Town Bylaw E1
• Manages connections to the public sewer system and construction within public right-of-ways

Information available in the Engineering Department includes:

• Recorded property deeds and plans:
  • Plot Plan Frequently Asked Questions
  • Registry Of Deeds Help
• Road layouts & stormwater/sewer utility information 
• FEMA flood maps
• Subdivision & Special Permit plans
• Aerial photos of Acton
• Historical maps of Acton