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Shorewood committee revisits 2020 DPW study as village plans next‑generation public works yard
Summary
The Strategic Initiatives Committee reviewed the 2020 Barrientos/Novak facility analysis and executive summary, discussed staffing recommendations including an engineering inspector position not yet filled, and examined service choices such as day‑certain leaf collection and future electrification when planning a new DPW site.
The Strategic Initiatives Committee met to re‑examine a 2020 public works organizational analysis and to outline priorities for a new Department of Public Works facility.
Rebecca, a staff member who provided the executive summary for the committee packet, said the 2020 study contains the list of report recommendations the village has been using to inform work plans. Committee members pushed to confirm which recommendations remain relevant five to eight years on.
Trustees and staff discussed core services — horticulture, forestry, waste and recycling, street maintenance and winter maintenance — and agreed those buckets remain unchanged even as some regulatory requirements evolved. Committee members asked for a current staffing list;…
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