Dixon Public Works - Always There for You

Public Works in the City of Dixon is comprised of men and women serving together through four departments – Public Property, Street, Water, and Wastewater Treatment Facilities.  Public Property, Wastewater Treatment, and the operations side of the Water Department are led by Commissioner Colleen Brechon, the financial side of the Water Department is led by Commissioner David P. Blackburn, and the Street Department is led by Commissioner Jeff Kuhn.  These three Commissioners along with Mayor James G. Burke and Public Health & Safety Commissioner Dennis Considine set forth the policies in the City of Dixon under which the Public Works departments operate. 

Public Property, Street, and Wastewater Treatment Facilities are all represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 722 and the Water Department is represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 196.  The dedicated men and women of these four departments and two unions work together to help Dixon plan, build, construct, operate and maintain the streets, sewer, water and city owned property.  From water main breaks to sewer main clogs to debris removal to snow plowing to a number of other important and necessary duties, the employees of the Public Works in the City of Dixon are available and needed all day, every day, every night, and every moment.

Much of what is done in Public Works is underground, not seen, and not thought about every day by residents until there is a problem.  When potable water is not flowing (or is flowing up into the street due to a main break) or if someone cannot flush their toilet, then people think about what is underground.  The Public Works departments in the City of Dixon think about these things every day so others don’t have to.

The Mission of the City of Dixon’s Public Works is to provide the best service possible for the citizens of Dixon, Illinois in building, operating, and maintaining the infrastructure in the City of Dixon including water, wastewater, streets, and public property.