Public Works

Building & Grounds

Provides preventative, routine and emergency maintenance on municipally owned facilities and surrounding grounds

Equipment Maintenance

Provides preventative, routine, and emergency maintenance services of the Village’s “rolling stock”, both vehicles and equipment, essential to Village operations and services delivery in all Departments.

Forestry Programs & Tree Care

Forestry manages and maintains our municipal forest. Services include tree maintenance, routine tree pruning, clearance pruning for traffic control / signage, removal of hazardous, dead and dying trees, and planting of new and replacement trees.

1. Tree Planting Program

   The program provides trees, including planting, at a 50/50 cost sharing with the village.

2. Bloomingdale Named Tree City USA

   Bloomingdale has been named a Tree City USA by The National Arbor Day Foundation.

3. Branch Collection Program

   The branch collection service is performed under the direction of the Village Forestry Division.

4. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

   The EAB is a small, metallic green insect that poses a significant threat to the urban forest of Illinois.

5. Environmental & Economic Benefits of Trees

   Learn how trees improve our neighborhood.

6. Tree / Plant Information Maintenance & Care

   Learn how to take care of your trees!

Street Maintenance

Maintains (directly, contractually or through joint agency agreement) over 140 center line miles of streets and 150 cul-de-sacs. Services include snow and ice control, street repairs, street sweeping, maintenance of sidewalks / curbs, right-of-way, street signs, street lights, recreational paths, 4 village-owned traffic signals and 3 school beacons

1. Reporting Street Problems

   Learn how to report a problem with potholes, downed signs, dead animals and right-of-ways concerns.

2. Right of Way Maintenance

   Public Works Maintenance-Streets maintains Village right-of-ways.

3. Snow Removal Policies

   Review all policies regarding snow removal.

4. Traffic Signals

   Find out information about traffic signals.

Utilities

The Utilities Division operates and maintains the Village's Water and Sewer Infrastructures.

1. Water Distribution & Collection

   Learn about the water distribution and collection division.

2. Water Production

   Learn about the water production and customer service division.

3. Water Reclamation Facility

   Water Reclamation cost effectively accepts and processes all sanitary sewage and wet weather inflow and infiltration for treatment and discharge to the East branch of the DuPage River.