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An Inside Look at Public Works
CEC Presentation
April 16, 2026
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Winter Operations at a Glance
•120 miles of roads (~ 250 lane-miles)
•230 cul-de-sacs
•65 miles of trails and sidewalks
✓Downtown – 3 miles
✓Tier 1 (school routes) – 12 miles
✓Tier 2 (collector streets) – 39 miles
✓Tier 3 (as time and conditions allow) – 10 miles
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Winter Operations – past five years
Winter Events Labor Hours Labor Cost Equipment
Cost Salt Cost Salt Tons Total Cost
2021-2022 20 2702 $130,747 $83,708 $74,502 1002 $288,957
2022-2023 28 4682 $232,540 $153,268 $81,110 916 $466,918
2023-2024 11 1269 $66,798 $40,673 $44,844 459 $152,314
2024-2025 14 1569 $83,643 $55,907 $49,260 495 $188,810
2025-2026 23 2703 $161,350 $98,792 $127,020 1160 $390,217
TOTAL 96 12,924 $675,078 $432,348 $376,736 4032 $1,487,216
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Utility Activities in 2025
Locates for Gopher State One Call 4240
Water appointments (on/off at curb, meter install, low pressure, etc.)947
After-hours call-outs (alarms, emergency locates, water shut-offs, etc.)151
Miles of sewer cleaned (out of 141 total miles)32
Storm drain sumps cleaned (73% reduction from 2022)50
Water valves inspected and exercised past three years (out of 2,250)1439
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Water consumption by year
Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Demand (MG)922 902 1,002 795 829
Peak Day (MG)5.2 6.2 6.3 4.8 5.0
~40% of annual demand is for irrigation
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Utility and Stormwater Projects in 2026
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✓Spring Lake and Raymond lift station rehabilitation
✓Well 8 rehabilitation
✓Building improvements at well 6
✓Lake Theilen outlet replacement
✓Other miscellaneous drainage projects
22 miles with
OCI < 50
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Annexation Area Update
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•Alternative Urban
Areawide Review
(AUAR)
•Infrastructure study
•Water system study
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Park Maintenance
•49 parks with 39 playgrounds
•72% of playgrounds > 20 years old
•Playgrounds and Boardwalks
inspected monthly Apr – Oct
•324 trash receptacles emptied 1-3
times weekly Apr - Oct
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Youth Programs:
1,500+ participants in 2025!
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Club Prior:
6,800+ visits in 2025!
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55+ activity and resource center
Open Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
Activities include:
Fitness classes
Table games
Field trips
Gardening
Crafts
And More!
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Community Events:
7,100 attendees in 2025
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Miracle Field @ Thomas Ryan Park
September 2024 September 2025
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Thomas Ryan Park Playground
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•Online survey in January
•DNR Grant submitted –
results in June
•Joint funding with PLAY
•If grant is received,
removals fall 2026,
installation spring 2027
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Memorial Park Master Plan
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•Planning for future
upgrades in Memorial Park
•Identify potential project
partners
•Solicit feedback from the
community
•Understand costs of future
projects and possible
funding strategies
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Park Referendum Results from Nov 4
Next Steps:
•Continue to explore practical ways to
maintain and improve our park and trail
system
•Identify priority projects throughout the
system and recommend appropriate
budgets
•May include removal of equipment once it
becomes unsafe, without replacement
•Continue to maximize sources of revenue
YES, 42%
NO, 58%
votes
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