Cedar Street project and city street works summary
The Public Works division maintains roads and alleys by grading patching sweeping and striping. It has 14 full time employees and an annual budget around 770000 dollars. Construction on the Cedar Street project began in March and finished in November with utilities relocated stormwater added and about two feet of paving on both sides. City crews installed a railing across Skunk Run south of 5th street and in 2005 dust control used magnesium chloride on about 7 miles of gravel roads. Street crews prepared surfaces and traffic control for the project. The sidewalk replacement program continued in 2005 with 33 projects bringing the four year total to 359.