The Street Department’s primary functions include the maintenance of streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and storm drainage systems with a focus on customer service. The Street Department is responsible for winter storm and catastrophic event response, mowing of right of ways and easements, repairs to street pavement, litter removal, street sweeping, and the maintenance of storm drainage systems. During the fall months, we are responsible for the collection and disposal of leaves.
Additionally, since the merge with the Urban Environmental Department in 2018, the Street Department is now responsible for the planting, care, maintenance, and overall stewardship of the City’s green infrastructure and urban forests.
Responsibilities
The Street Department performs the following functions:
- Catastrophic event mitigation
- Leaf collection
- Miscellaneous public works construction activities
- Right of way construction supervision
- Row and easement mowing
- Storm drainage maintenance
- Street repairs and paving
- Street sweeping
- Winter storm response