Public Works

Joel Astleford
Public Works Director
Office: 218-757-0193
Cell: 218-248-0440
Fax: 218-757-0198
Email: jastleford@boisforte-nsn.gov

Angela Geshick
Administrative Assistant
Office: 218-757-0193
Fax: 218-757-0198
Email: ageshick@boisforte-nsn.gov

Building Maintenance – Vermilion

Kevin Strong
Maintenance Manager
Office: 218-753-4542
Cell: 218-404-5771
Email: kevinstrong@boisforte-nsn.gov

Building Maintenance – Nett Lake

Ernest Barto
Maintenance Manager
Office: 218-757-3261
Cell: 218-410-9768
Email: ebarto@boisforte-nsn.gov

Water and Sanitation

Janice Connor
Office: 218-757-0193
Email: jconnor@boisforte-nsn.gov

George Mihelich
Cell: 218-750-7354

Sanitation. Maintains the community water and wastewater systems.
Indian Point, Nett Lake, Palmquist, and Vermilion Water, and Wastewater.

Public Works Maintenance staff ensures the water, waste water, and road systems are safe and properly maintained. The Maintenance Foreman oversee the utility and road maintenance, construction, and repair projects. Activities include snow plowing, culvert replacements, roadside mowing, repairing water main breaks, replacing defective water and sewer components, and general maintenance to the Band’s public works infrastructure.

Provides assistance for the installation of water supply and wastewater systems for permanent residential requests. Also helps to troubleshoot water supply and wastewater treatment systems that are failing. Funding for new home construction and failed existing systems is secured through the Indian Health Service.

This program is under self governance by the Band.  All activities associated with roads projects for the Band through the BIA are contracted through the Band.  From the planning of projects through the administering projects through the Construction phase.