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Indianapolis Public Works reports staffing gains, $400,000 gas-tax surplus and $95 million in planned construction
Summary
At a July 17 Public Works Committee meeting, Director Todd Wilson gave the department's quarterly report, detailing recent hires and departures, a roughly $400,000 gas-tax surplus, capital projects in progress and planned bids totaling roughly $95 million for the year.
Director Todd Wilson presented the Department of Public Works' Q2 report at the Public Works Committee meeting on July 17, outlining staffing changes, budget variances and a slate of capital projects across Indianapolis.
Wilson reported that gas-tax receipts — the department's largest funding source — are performing above expectations. "We are about $400,000 over what we had budgeted for this year," he told the committee. He said the department is tracking the revenue closely during budget season.
The quarterly presentation included multiple personnel announcements. Wilson said Leandre Veil has joined the department as the city's first Vision Zero administrator and Lacey Johnson is the new deputy director of operations. David Bridal moved into Johnson's previous role overseeing stormwater operations. Natalie VanDogen will return to the mayor's office as director of community outreach. At the same time, Wilson said the department is losing stormwater administrator Shannon Killian and chief engineer John Bowen; he said the department is actively recruiting their…
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