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Beluxy proclaims National Public Works Week; director details 9,600 work orders, 920 tons of trash handled in past year
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Beluxy City Council proclaimed May 17–23, 2026 as National Public Works Week. Director Labata reported public-works activity for the prior 12 months — including 633 service requests, nearly 9,600 work orders completed and 920 tons of trash hauled to the landfill.
The Beluxy City Council on Tuesday proclaimed May 17–23, 2026 National Public Works Week and heard a detailed status report from Director Labata on the city’s public-works operations.
Director Labata told the council that between May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2026 the department received 633 service requests and completed roughly 9,600 in-house work orders. “Of the 633, we have addressed 559, which leaves us about 74 still open,” Labata said. She added that streets and drainage crews completed about 3,000 work orders and the water/sewer group completed roughly 4,280 work orders in the same period.
Why it matters: the presentation gave residents and council members concrete measures of the department’s activity amid frequent constituent complaints about potholes, grass cutting and drainage. Labata said the department repaired roughly 700 potholes last year and disposed of 920 tons of trash during routine collection and special pickups.
Council members used the report to press for clearer public communication and forward planning. Labata said staff are working to publish an online grass-cutting schedule and are discussing more automated ways to show residents when their streets were last serviced.
The proclamation and report were received with thanks from the mayor and several council members, who noted recent events such as planned library improvements and the upcoming opening of the West Beluxy Library electrical repairs. The council made no formal policy changes during the report but directed staff to continue improving online service-tracking and to coordinate with council offices on high-complaint areas.
Looking ahead: the director said crews will continue to focus on drainage, pothole repairs and sidewalks through the summer and asked residents to submit requests through the city’s Bconnect system so work can be prioritized and tracked.
