The Streets Division of the Public Works Department maintains Village owned streets, rights-of-way, and takes care of all storm water and drainage issues. Currently, there are 124 total miles of Village maintained streets which includes 28 miles of collector streets, 77 miles of local streets, 13.5 miles of secondary arterial streets, 4.0 miles of dead end streets and eyebrows and 163 cul-de-sacs. Division activities also include maintenance of Village sidewalks, traffic signs, and street lights. This division is also responsible for snow plowing.
Snow Plowing - In the winter months, one of the primary responsibilities of the Streets Division, with the help of personnel in the Water and Sewer Division, Parks and Forestry Division, Building Maintenance Division and Vehicle Maintenance, is to remove snow from Village streets, parking areas, and all sidewalks adjoining Village property. Each lane of a Village street requires two to three passes to clear, depending on the width and type of road and intensity of the storm. At present, the Village is divided into thirteen plowing routes as well as three routes of parking lots and sidewalks. The Village snow fighting plan is updated yearly. Copies of the plan are available for viewing at the Village Hall, Public Works Administration office.
Detention / Retention Ponds, Creeks, Drainage Ditches, Standing Water - The Street Division maintains all public detention / retention ponds in town as far as picking up garbage and making sure they drain properly.
This division also maintains the public creeks and drainage ditches by clearing blockages to keep them flowing properly which is important to move storm water to the river. This goes hand in hand with the responsibility of dissipating standing water, on roadways or in the ditch lines.
Please notify the Streets Division if you encounter any problems in the form of standing, or high water issues with public thoroughfares.
And of course part of the Street Department's responsibility is to help keep the streets and avenues clear and clean of litter. Your help would be greatly appreciated in not throwing litter out or even adopting a section of roadway to keep clean.
