Guest Speaker: Mark Bushnell
Sycamore's City Engineer has worked for a number of cities during the course of his career, as an employee or consultant...and he says the staff in Sycamore is the best he's ever had the opportunity to work with.
Mark Bushnell outlined the duties of his job, and noted that while he's seen city workers elsewhere go through the motions, his personnel in Sycamore are always ready to jump in when needed -- sometimes volunteering when a task needs doing. This has enabled him to accomplish more on behalf of the city, including road maintenance and water system upgrades which need to be done during the summer construction season.
Bushnell says his office coordinates with the City Manager on engineering, zoning, water department and other infrastructure-related matters. He says the city is responsible for nearly 90 miles of roadway, over 100 miles of water and sewer lines, and an underground system with over 4400 manhole inlets.
He says the city has been able to take care of a number of road maintenance issues during this summer, and deal with one or two emergency repairs. He also says there is much to be done, especially with the property on and around the DeKalb County Jail expansion job site.