An important step in dealing with snowfall is street salting. Top priority is given to the City's main roads. These roads are routes that the City has found to have the heaviest year-round traffic and usually are major arteries running north-south or east-west.

When 2 inches of snow has accumulated and more is expected, snow is more economically removed by plowing rather than salting. All City maintained roads, as well as residential streets will be plowed by the Street Department personnel. Our first responsibility is to open the main roads. The plows then continue to all secondary streets to clear each one in a sequence that promotes time savings and safety considerations. Remember that trained crews work around-the-clock during such storms to keep the roads open and passable.

The Sanitary Sewer Department is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the sewer conveyance system. With new lines being installed in developments, the total miles of line is approximately just over 70 miles to date. The department is responsible for 8 lift stations. These stations are checked and maintained numerous times during each week.  The men also maintain the entire sanitary system through digital camera evaluations, jet and root cutting with the Vaccon truck, as well as perform smoke/dye tests, and inspections of newly installed lateral lines and tap-ins.  Manhole evaluations, repairs, and cleaning are performed as well.  Cutting of the sewer line right of ways are completed typically during the summer months.

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