Public Works

The Public Works Department provides various essential services for the city, including operating and maintaining the City's parks, streets, facilities, water and waste-water treatment, and garbage collection.

The Public Works Administration Department provides all managerial and support functions for streets and drainage, facilities and vehicle maintenance, parks, capital improvement projects, and contract management for water, sewer, and solid waste.  The department is responsible for overseeing the following: 

• The Water and Sewer Department is outsourced through a private contractor, US Water Corp. The services include operation, maintenance, management, and analysis activities to operate the water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, lift stations, fire hydrants, water distribution systems, and wastewater collection system.
• The Sanitation Department is outsourced through a private contractor. Waste Management is responsible for residential and commercial waste collection, recycling collection, and yard waste collection. White goods and Bulk goods collection are also provided.
• The Parks and Recreation Department maintains 6 parks, including restrooms; trims and mows 24 acres; repairs fencing and playground equipment; and maintains tennis and basketball courts. Responsibilities also include maintaining boat ramps and docks.
• The Facility and Vehicle Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining all city facilities, including general repairs and upkeep of city property. Cemetery care, including grounds maintenance, is provided. Vehicle maintenance is responsible for maintaining all city vehicles and equipment.
• The Street Department is responsible for mowing 22 miles of right-of-way along city streets and large tracts of city-owned property, maintaining streets, signs, culverts, sidewalks, and 14 miles of drainage ditches.