Public Works Director Mr. Omi delivered the fourth‑quarter public works report on Jan. 5, telling the Lakeville City Council about winter operations, water production, lead‑service inventories and environmental work.

On the street side, Mr. Omi said the city had 13 callouts so far this snow season and used almost 1,600 tons of salt because of icy conditions. He highlighted behind‑the‑wheel training for snow‑plow drivers to improve safety and encouraged drivers to avoid passing plows.

On utilities, Mr. Omi said the city produced a little more than 2,700,000,000 gallons at the water treatment plant in 2025. He described the federally driven Lead and Copper program inventory: the city still has about 1,800 services with unknown service‑line materials, has identified 20 galvanized service lines and three lead service lines, and plans to inspect about 300 services in‑house this month. Mr. Omi said rules require replacing at least 10% of those service lines starting in 2027 and finishing by 2037, and the city expects to have a replacement plan in the coming years.

On environmental work, staff reported pond cleanouts (two completed in 2025, a third scheduled when the ground is frozen), an Eastlake carp removal program funded by a grant of roughly $300,000 that removed more than 9,600 pounds of carp and reduced phosphorus by an estimated 70–75 pounds per year, recycling and composting results including more than 3,000 pounds of pumpkins diverted from landfill, invasive‑species work across about 108 acres, and roughly $400,000 in grants supporting three restoration projects.

Mr. Omi also noted the Forestry Department will remove ash trees this winter and run a tree sale in February (about 300 trees available); council asked about expanding the sale or creating a wait list and staff said they would explore options.

Why it matters: the water‑system inventory identifies remaining unknown service‑line materials, which affects replacement planning and compliance with federal lead‑and‑copper requirements; winter operations and environmental projects have operational and budgetary implications for the coming year.