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Public works directors push for steady funding, staff and facility upgrades to preserve San Angelo streets
Summary
Operations director Patrick urged the council to fund ongoing pavement preservation, equipment and modernized facilities, and to invest in compensation, training and succession planning after describing staffing vacancies and decades‑old operations buildings.
Operations Director Patrick presented a multi-year plan at the council’s workshop stressing better compensation, upgraded facilities and a sustained pavement-funding program to address growing maintenance needs.
Patrick said the department manages six divisions — streets and bridges, stormwater, fleet, traffic operations, Lake operations and solid waste — and described a 120-person workforce stretched across many responsibilities. He reported standing vacancies across divisions (four in Street & Bridge, three in stormwater, one in fleet, one at Lake operations) and said…
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