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Victorville public works leaders outline services, funding strains and new waste center plan
Summary
Public Works Director Doug Matthews and Assistant Director Juan Robinson told a City of Victorville TV program that crews maintain streets, sewer, signals and 24/7 emergency response, face rising construction costs and constraints from restricted funds, and are developing a conceptual design for a combined household hazardous waste and bulky-item drop-off center.
Doug Matthews, the City of Victorville’s public works director, and Assistant Director Juan Robinson outlined the scope of the city’s public works operations and described the department’s budget pressures and near-term projects during an interview on the city-produced TVV program.
Matthews said public works maintains what residents see above ground and the infrastructure below it, including pavement, curbs, sidewalks, street lights, traffic signals and storm and sewer systems. "I'm the director of public works and water," he said, adding the department operates 24/7 to respond to sewer overflows, traffic control needs for police and fire, and storm incidents.
The leaders described staffing and scale: Matthews said the department employs "about a 100" certified professionals; Robinson estimated roughly 100 intersections for signal maintenance, "over 4,000" stop signs and an estimated 20,000 regular signs citywide. Together they…
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