City Services and Infrastructure
City Services and Infrastructure (CSI) provides management for the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of physical properties and services of the City, with the exception of the electric and water utilities that are overseen by the Board of Public Works (BPW).
- Facilities Maintenance
- Motor Pool
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Parks Department
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Street Department
The Facilities Maintenance Department
The Facilities Maintenance Department is the City’s internal resource for maintenance, capital improvement and all cleaning of City Hall, Roosevelt Fire Station, the Police/Fire/Rescue Building, the Howard Miller Library and Community Center, the Street Maintenance Facility and the Cemetery Building. These facilities have a combined total of about 105,000 square feet.
Department Staff
The department consists of a 5-person staff including one supervisor and one maintenance person during the business day and also one Head Custodian and two part time staff during the evenings.
Responsibilities
Most department responsibilities are handled “in house” by staff. Responsibilities include cleaning of all facilities. This can involve everything from dusting surfaces to refinishing floors and carpet machine cleaning. Setting up furniture in five activity rooms for the many different types of activities at the Howard Miller Community Center is another responsibility. Set-ups can range from small meetings to large gatherings. Maintenance and repair of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical equipment, structural, fire protection and security are also department responsibilities.
The department is also responsible for the internal services budget, capital improvement, building upgrades and major maintenance projects. Included are writing project specifications, obtaining bids from contractors, ensuring that all work is done correctly, and making sure that all buildings are in compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws and regulations.
Goals
Safety, comfort and attractiveness of city buildings are the goals of the Facilities Maintenance Department. Please feel free to contact us if there are any questions, comments, suggestions or concerns.
Motor Pool
This department consists of 1 mechanic and a supervisor, is responsible for approximately 80 vehicles and their various attachments.
Responsibilities
We service and maintain 5 police cruisers, 5 fire trucks, 2 EMS vehicles, 5 dump trucks, 2 salt trucks, loaders, articulating tractor, sweepers, all staff vehicles, just to mention a few.
Street Department
The Street Department consists of 1 supervisor, 4 full time equipment operators, 1 full time mechanic, and 1 part time employee that works at the Riley Street brush site. These employees are responsible for 10.87 miles of major streets, 19.49 miles of local streets and 24 miles of storm sewer maintenance.
Responsibilities
The daily maintenance of streets may consist of numerous different duties including blacktopping and patching, grading gravel, street sweeping, trimming trees, mowing road shoulders, trimming around signs, cleaning storm sewer catch basins, cleaning ditches with backhoe, repairing manholes and catch basins, painting “Stop” bars, parking bars and crosswalks on streets, installing and repairing signs and sign posts, maintaining traffic signals, repairing bike paths and sidewalks, snow plowing and snow removal from city streets, sidewalks and parking lots. Tasks also include salting of city streets and roadways along with maintenance and cleaning of the city’s sanitary sewer system. We also repair brick pavers and light bollards in downtown Zeeland.
The Street Department is also included in Pumpkinfest, Memorial Day, and many other activities and special events that the city offers.
Construction Projects
The Street Department is involved in the designing and planning of all future construction street and bike path projects. Our goal is to make the City of Zeeland streets and sidewalks as safe as possible while staying in the budgeted guidelines that we have. We are constantly working on our 10-year street plan trying to stay within a $1.2 million dollar budget. Included in this is bike path and sidewalk construction.
Permits
Any street cut or right-of-way permits and storm water permits may be obtained at City Hall, which is located at:
21 South Elm Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: 616-772-0870
Potholes
To report potholes on city streets citizens may call 616-772-0870 and if there is no answer, please leave a message.
Storm Drains
We would like to remind residents to not pour/place the following in any storm drains or catch basins:
- Tree and Yard Waste Debris
- Paint
- Gas or Oil
- Fertilizer
- Car Wash Soap
These items end up in local rivers, streams and lakes. Let’s all try to do our part to mitigate pollution into our waterways.
Street Department
The Street Department consists of 1 supervisor, 4 full time equipment operators, 1 full time mechanic, and 1 part time employee that works at the Riley Street brush site. These employees are responsible for 10.87 miles of major streets, 19.49 miles of local streets and 24 miles of storm sewer maintenance.
Responsibilities
The daily maintenance of streets may consist of numerous different duties including blacktopping and patching, grading gravel, street sweeping, trimming trees, mowing road shoulders, trimming around signs, cleaning storm sewer catch basins, cleaning ditches with backhoe, repairing manholes and catch basins, painting “Stop” bars, parking bars and crosswalks on streets, installing and repairing signs and sign posts, maintaining traffic signals, repairing bike paths and sidewalks, snow plowing and snow removal from city streets, sidewalks and parking lots. Tasks also include salting of city streets and roadways along with maintenance and cleaning of the city’s sanitary sewer system. We also repair brick pavers and light bollards in downtown Zeeland.
The Street Department is also included in Pumpkinfest, Memorial Day, and many other activities and special events that the city offers.
Construction Projects
The Street Department is involved in the designing and planning of all future construction street and bike path projects. Our goal is to make the City of Zeeland streets and sidewalks as safe as possible while staying in the budgeted guidelines that we have. We are constantly working on our 10-year street plan trying to stay within a $1.2 million dollar budget. Included in this is bike path and sidewalk construction.
Permits
Any street cut or right-of-way permits and storm water permits may be obtained at City Hall, which is located at:
21 South Elm Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: 616-772-0870
Potholes
To report potholes on city streets citizens may call 616-772-0870 and if there is no answer, please leave a message.
Storm Drains
We would like to remind residents to not pour/place the following in any storm drains or catch basins:
- Tree and Yard Waste Debris
- Paint
- Gas or Oil
- Fertilizer
- Car Wash Soap
These items end up in local rivers, streams and lakes. Let’s all try to do our part to mitigate pollution into our waterways.
Properties and services include but are not limited to:
Also included are administrative and regional planning responsibilities through the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) and other local, state and federal agencies.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to, using whatever ethical means necessary, provide the citizens of Zeeland with the best possible city services and infrastructure that resources allow.