Streets

Functions  

Public Works Department maintains about 60 miles of roads and alleys, including the following activities:

  • Maintenance of sewer, water and storm facilities located beneath the streets, sidewalks and alleys
  • Traffic sign maintenance
  • Vegetation maintenance (PDF)
  • Parks maintenance

Funding

The City’s Street Fund (a category of the General Fund) pays for all maintenance described above as well as administration and capital projects. Revenues come from three primary sources:

  • Arterial fuel tax
  • Local sales tax collections
  • Motor vehicle fuel tax

Capital projects are financed through Street Fund revenues, grants from other government agencies, or by private development.


Report an Issue

If you have a street maintenance problem you’d like to report, please contact the Public Works Department at (360) 683-5062 and include a description of the problem.