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Public Works Department

The Public Works Department is located on the second floor of City Hall. City Hall offices are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Functions within the Public Works Department include:

  • maintenance of City streets and right-of-way (mowing, snow removal, street sweeping, mill and overlay, sidewalks and curbs, pavement markings);
  • management, operation and maintenance of City sewer services;
  • storm sewer maintenance;
  • flood management; and
  • engineering.

 

Draft Stormwater Management Plan

The City operates a stormwater collection system intended to capture stormwater and discharge it in a safe manner throughout the city. This is done to prevent flooding, reduce the chance of damage to property, and create safety throughout the community. The system is known as an MS4, or Municipal Separate Stormwater System.

The Federal Government passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 with the intent to improve water quality within the United Stated. In 1999, it added a section called Phase II, which regulated small cities within urbanized areas to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, which requires a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP). The program is administered in proxy by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources who has issued the City a General State Operating Permit for the City’s MS4.

As part of the requirements for the SWMP, a public comment period is required to gather feedback from the community as to what the program should include. This section is intended to provide a means for citizens to provide feedback on the draft SWMP linked below. When reading through this document, it is important to understand that it does not capture every item related to stormwater or drainage that the City participates in. However, this document sets forth the minimum actions required to achieve regulatory compliance.

Click on the links below to view the full documents.

Comments are encouraged to be submitted through the online form below. However, you may also submit your comments on the phone to Public Works Director Dan Harper at (816) 268-5027, or by e-mail, or you may stop into City Hall and provide your comments in person.

Public Works Staff

Director: Daniel Harper
Assistant Director: Nick Lightner
Department Assistant: Bonnie Buckmaster
Construction Inspectors: James Edmiston
Wastewater Plant Operator: Platte County Regional Sewer District

If you have any questions, please call (816) 741-7676.

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