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Public Works warns staffing cuts would slow street, signal and sign maintenance; cites asset-management gains

5955693 · October 16, 2025
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Public Works officials said asset-management tools have uploaded drainage and streetlight systems and are training crews on tablets, but warned proposed staffing cuts will reduce responsiveness for potholes, sidewalk and sign work and will strain maintenance operations.

Public Works managers told the council that the department has uploaded major systems — including drainage and the streetlight inventory — into the city asset-management platform and is training crews to use tablets for maintenance routing, but that proposed staffing reductions and shifting funding streams will constrain operations.

A department representative said drainage and streetlight systems are now in asset management and that the city…

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