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Public Works reports improved enforcement, staffing gains and fleet repair costs above plan
Summary
Interim Commissioner Kentore Garman told the City Utilities Committee that curbside and special-operations performance largely met targets despite winter storms; notice-of-violation issuance and canvassing increased, fleet repairs rose due to aging equipment, and DPW reported higher spending in fleet services tied to commercial repairs.
Kentore Garman, interim commissioner of the Department of Public Works, presented the department’s quarterly report to the City Utilities Committee on Jan. 28, saying the department met several operational targets despite winter-storm disruptions and system changes tied to ATL Connect deployment.
Garman said curbside case volume fell 21% from October to December 2024 while DPW closed about 90% of cases; service-level agreement (SLA) compliance for curbside cases stood at 76%. Special operations (street sweepers, right-of-way and illegal-dumping response) closed 90% of nearly 2,000 cases from October to December, with 78% closed within SLA. Illegal dumping remained the most common case type, though total…
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