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Mission
Our mission is to provide necessary engineering, design and inspection of all municipal improvements including streets, storm drains, sanitary sewer, and water systems; to provide support services on engineering matters to other departments.
- Site Plan and Storm Water Management Plan Reviews
- Permitting of Work within the Right of Way
- Reviewing and Approving Plats
- Design, Bidding, and Construction Management for Roadway Maintenance Projects
- Floodplain Management
- MS4 Storm Water Program Administration
- Street Signs, Street Lights, and Traffic Signals
- Processing Right of Way Encroachment Applications
- Compiling and Updating the City's 5 Year Capital Improvements Plan
- Implementing the City's Asset Management Program
For additional information regarding the Engineering Department, please view the January 2020 Engineering Department Presentation to City Council.
For additional information on upcoming floodplain revisions, please view the February 2020 Floodplain Information Presentation to City Council.
The Draft 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan is currently under review by City Council. Because several of the projects in the northeast portion of downtown are interrelated, they were discussed in more detail during an April 2021 Presentation at the Special City Council Meeting. City Engineer Lance Meyer has recommend a study to holistically review and coordinate the 3rd St Reconstruction, 1st Ave Reconstruction, Anne St Bridge, and MREFPP Phase MI-6 projects, as well as analyze the potential economic development tools and opportunities associated with the projects.