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Contact Information

  • Pete Shonka, P.E.
  • (828) 465-8973
  • Contact via email
  • Main Location:25 Government Drive Newton, NC 28658

Utilities & Engineering

Administration

The Utilities and Engineering Department consists of several divisions: Building Services, EcoComplex, Erosion Control and Stormwater, Local Code Compliance, Solid Waste, and Water and Sewer.

Contacts

Brandice Watts
Administrative Assistant
(828) 465-8261		Tyler Garrison
Business Manager
(828) 465-8160
Ariel Kanupp
Recycling Coordinator
(828) 465-8217		Malachi Fox
Staff Engineer
(828) 465-9598
Nathalia Queen
Project Engineer
(828) 465-9469		Toni Norton, PE
Senior Engineer
(828) 465-8161
Jack Chandler
Assistant Director
(828) 465-8940