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Public Works requests staffing, stormwater pipeline and bridge design funding as DeLand grows
Summary
Public Works presented its FY2025–26 operating and capital requests, citing increased right‑of‑way, sidewalks and drainage assets to maintain, and flagged stormwater staffing and a sewer‑jet purchase were deferred pending a stormwater rate study.
Public Works Director Ray Underwood presented the department’s operating, capital and stormwater enterprise budgets at the City of DeLand budget workshop, outlining maintenance workloads that have grown as the city annexes property and development continues.
The presentation summarized existing infrastructure and staffing: Public Works manages about 169 miles of roadway, roughly 130 miles of sidewalks, 86 miles of drainage pipe, 60 retention ponds, five pump stations and roughly 8,000 trees. The department currently has 83 full‑time employees across its divisions, including streets, signs and marking, urban forestry, fleet and facilities.
Why it matters: Growth and annexations increase the city’s maintenance responsibilities, which in turn require more crews, equipment and capital. Deferred stormwater maintenance or staff will increase long‑term repair costs…
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