Public Works Department

Public Works Director

Ben Schram
Phone: 715-747-6855
Fax: 715-747-6856


The Public Works Director can be found at the Town Shop or at the Snow Removal Equipment building at 797 Airport Drive.

Office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm, but director, foreman and crew can be off in many different directions.

The Public Works Director is a supervisor for the Town Crew and the Parks Department. He plans and coordinates all work that he is responsible for preparing a budget for. The Town of LaPointe maintains a dock and harbor, Town Hall, Health Center, Library, Winter Transportation building and a system that has the crew out on Lake Superior assisting with a safe ice road, EMS and Firehall building, an airport, cemetery, Materials Recovery Facility, Rec Center with tennis courts and ball field, several public parks with many bathrooms and garbage collection. The Town Crew is made up of the director, foreman, road crew, general laborers, and a mechanic. As you can see, the work of our Town Crew is very diversified.


Comprehensive Plan Maps:
Map #1 Base Map
Map #6 Functional Classification

Monthly Reports

Public Works Director:
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
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December 2022
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Public Works Director's Report - December 2019
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