See photos of the new Penfield DPW, offers larger, safer space
The new Penfield Department of Public Works on March 9, 2026 is almost complete. Once it is, the old building they are in will be torn down. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The Penfield Department of Public Works , right side of the building, and the parks department, on the left side on March 9, 2026. Work on the larger, modern building is almost complete. Once the departments move over to the new building this will be torn down. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The current Penfield DPW building on March 9, 2026 is about 75 years old. They will be moving soon into a newer, larger facility once finishing touches on the building is completed. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
A lift in the garage in the current DPW in Penfield on March 9, 2026. The new building offers more space and newer equipment to work on vehicles. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The new Penfield Department of Public Works on March 9, 2026 has larger 10 ton lifts to be able to work on the trucks with space to manuever around the vehicles. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The new Penfield Department of Public Works on March 9, 2026 is 73,000 square feet and will be able to hold their 26 trucks and four pickup trucks with space to spare if they need to add more equipment. The parks department and animal control will also be sharing the space. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The current department of public works has no sprinkler system in the ceiling and barely enough of clearance height for its trucks in Penfield on March 9, 2026. They currently can’t fit all their vehicles in the garage, most are inside the building with a handful that remain outside the garage. This portion of the garage has wood ceilings. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
Workers take a break in the current parks department section of the Penfield Department of Pubic Works building in Penfield on March 9, 2026. The parks department and DPW will move across the lot to a larger facility once its completed. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
This outcropping building attached to the main Penfield Department of Public Works will be the new home of the parks department and with animal control at the end of the building. Finishing touches are taking place on March 9, 2026 so that the departments can move into this buidling once its completed. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The break room in the new Penfield DPW on March 9, 2026 can hold up to 52 people and can double as a training room for staff. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
The current break room at the public works and parks department in Penfield on March 9, 2026 can’t hold all the employees. This room was expanded at one point but is still too small for the current size of the departments. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle
Office space is tight in the current Penfield Department of Public Works on March 9, 2026. They are about to move across the parking lot into a newer and larger facility. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle…Read more by