Public Works

The Public Works Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, traffic control, waste collection, storm-water drainage, and vehicle fleet of the City, as well as providing responsive community services that contribute to public health, safety, environmental quality and citizen convenience.

For further information, please see individual divisional pages listed below:

• Engineering

  The Engineering Division is responsible for directing or performing all engineering work associated with planning, design, and construction administration of all municipal public works improvement projects.

• Fleet Maintenance

  The Fleet Maintenance Division is responsible for the City of Stillwater's fleet of vehicles. This includes preventative maintenance on all vehicles to major repair work. The Fleet Maintenance Center currently accepts used cooking oil, motor oil, antifreeze, rechargeable batteries less than two pounds, and car batteries for recycling.

• Stormwater Management

  The Stormwater Management Program is designed to improve the city’s stormwater drainage system and to comply with Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater regulations.

• Street

  The Street Division provides citywide street maintenance and repairs, sidewalk maintenance and repairs, drainage structure maintenance and repair, street cleaning, and snow and ice removal in winter conditions.

• Traffic Control

  The Traffic Control Division is responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance of all traffic control devices within the City of Stillwater. This includes approximately 61 signalized intersections, and 7,300 traffic signs on more than 500 lane miles of roadway.

• Waste Management

  The Waste Management Division provides citywide residential and commercial waste collection services. The City collects 20,000 tons of solid waste per year. Residential weekly garbage collection is twice a week either Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday and Citywide yard waste is collected once a week on Wednesdays. Commercial dumpster service is provided to businesses within the City of Stillwater and surrounding areas. Service is provided up to six days per week in containers ranging from one-cubic yard to six-cubic yards.

  Waste is collected on all holidays except New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, the day before Christmas and Christmas Day.