Weston public works director outlines road network, staffing and funding pressures

The Village of Weston Finance and Human Resource Committee heard a presentation from the public works director on the department’s 2026 operating priorities, projected costs and infrastructure inventory. The director told the committee the village maintains nearly 119.5 centerline miles of roads, roughly 50 pieces of equipment, about 114 miles of water main, 103 miles of sanitary sewer and roughly 70 miles of storm sewer.

The director said the public works operating budget for 2026 is about $2.2 million. He told the committee that the water, sewer and storm systems are enterprise funds funded by user rates, while street maintenance, winter and summer operations and street lighting are covered by the general fund. "It's our assets, it's our personnel, it's our management," he said, describing the scope of services the department provides.

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