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2010 ANNUAL REPORT | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PAGE 8 <br />Capital Improvement Projects <br />2010 was another extremely busy year with capital improvement projects. Another 4.1 miles of <br />streets were reconstructed in Areas B and C of the Street and Utility Improvement Program, bringing <br />the total to 9.1 miles complete and 16.8 miles to go. Construction costs continue to be much lower <br />than expected and the bidding environment is excellent. Combined construction costs for Areas A <br />through C are currently tracking approximately $550,000 below the contract amounts and <br />approximately $1.6 million below that of the engineer’s estimate at the time of bid. <br />Building facilities were also addressed during 2010, including roof evaluations, interior improvements <br />at the Community Center, building energy efficiencies, and electrical modifications to prepare City <br />Hall as the emergency management center during catastrophic events. Two municipal wells were <br />rehabilitated and another is being converted from an antiquated natural gas engine to a variable <br />speed electric motor. Parks were also improved with new ball field fencing, parking lot lighting at <br />Silverview Park, and Greenfield Park was honored to have a $25,000 memorial donation toward the <br />baseball field - which was renamed Mark Wisser Memorial Field. <br />Street and Utility Improvement Program <br />A tremendous amount of Public Works staff time and effort needs to be invested in every project <br />area of the Street and Utility Improvement Program. Public Works staff is involved with project <br />coordination; inspection; reviewing and approving contract documents; utility locates; providing <br />record drawings; permitting, coordination with private utilities; progress meetings; administering the <br />private improvement program; fabricating mailbox posts and supplying/marking mailboxes; ordering <br />traffic signs; and many, many phone calls and correspondences. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Woodale Drive at construction start Woodale Drive after construction <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Knollwood Drive before construction Knollwood Drive after construction