Public Works

Director of Public Works
Darin Stykel

The Public Works Department is responsible for:

• Street
• Forestry
• Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
• Leaf Collection Program
• Cemetery
• Animal Control

The Street Division maintains:

• 210+ miles of roadway including: pothole patching, plowing, paint striping, sweeping, and leaf removal
• All traffic signal maintenance including repairs, painting, and bulb changing
• 4,461 street signs (stop, yield, no parking, etc)
• 1932+ storm inlets
• 9+ miles of alley
• 12 city parking lots
• 43,700 sf of storage and equipment buildings
• Clean up orders (trash, brush, etc)

There are 8 employees in this division. They plow snow as needed

The Forestry Division maintains:

• 6,300 trees including trimming and removal
• Stump removal
• Sidewalk removal (both around stumps and sidewalk program)
• Banners across Stephenson street
• 150 American flags displayed on Holidays and special occasions
• 80 Christmas trees
• 3 NOEL decorations
• All downtown banners
• Clean up orders (trash, brush, etc)

There are two employees in this division. They plow snow as needed.

The Vehicle and Equipment Division maintains:

• 85+ Street, Forestry, and Animal Control vehicles
• 27+ Police department vehicles
• 5 vehicles used for public works, building inspection, nuisance department
• All smaller misc. equipment (cement saws, lawn mowers, weed whips, etc.)

There are two employees in this division. They plow as needed.

The Cemetery Division maintains:

• 25 acres of grounds located between Lincoln and American.
• 30,000+ headstones to weed whip around
• 40 graves per year to open and close
• 2.5 miles of roadway
• 1 mile of fence line to trim
• 5 mausoleums

This division has one full time employee and summer help when necessary. This employee plows snow as needed.

Animal Control Officer duties include:

• Answering calls to pick up stray or biting animals
• Delivering such animals to the appropriate facility
• Issuing violations according to city ordinances and state statutes

To notify the City about a stray/missing animal or to file a complaint relating to animals, please call 815.235.8210.