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Public works chief reports staffing, meter reads and infrastructure projects to Perris council
Summary
COO Michael Smith told council the public-works umbrella now includes about 62 employees; the city reads roughly 10,000 water meters monthly; code/abatement crews have cleared 167 lots and demolished 11 houses since Oct. 1; planned projects include about 2 miles of waterline and a 2,000-foot 10-inch sewer trunk in the northwest area.
Chief Operating Officer Michael Smith briefed the Perris City Council on Jan. 28 on public-works operations, water billing and code enforcement.
Smith said public works now includes roughly 62 employees across divisions that include water billing, meter readers, code enforcement and an abatement crew. He told the council the city reads about 10,000 water meters a month; that…
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