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Public Works Department

Responsible for overseeing/maintaining/repairing the City’s street and road system, water and wastewater management systems, snow removal, grass cutting of all City-owned properties, maintaining street and traffic signage, sidewalk maintenance/repair, animal control as well as the ongoing upkeep and maintenance of all City-owned buildings and structures.
 
SEWER:  at this time there are –
  •  62,627 feet (11.86 miles) of force mains;
  •  17 air valves;
  • 8 lift stations;
  • 229,522 feet (43.47 miles) of sewer line of which 166,895 feet (31.61 miles) are gravity;
  • 400+ manholes
  • A two (2) cell lagoon system; and,
  • 12 acres of sewer irrigation.
 
WATER:  at this time there are –
  • 4 wells;
  • 382,600 feet (72.46 miles) of water lines;
  • 3 water towers totaling 850,000 gallons of storage; and,
  • 3,200 water meters.
 
GROUNDS MAINTAINED:  include the following –
  • 18.5 acres at Jackson Street Park;
  • 48.9 acres at the lagoon system;
  • 5+ acres comprising the lift stations;
  • 8.17 acres comprising the wells;
  • 18 acres at the Recreation Center ball fields;
  • 26 acres comprising the soccer fields;
  • 1 acre at the Police Station;
  • Additional acreage and land parcels include the property abutting City Hall, the Frisco Highline Trail, two (2) Public Works garages, right-of-ways (ROW’s) on Highways 103, 106 and one-half (1/2) of 101, the recycling center grounds, three (3) sight triangles located at Hunt Road and 94/on Miller Road near Casey’s/Farmer Road near the fire station and approximately 0.6 acres surrounding the water towers.
 
SIDEWALKS:  31,463.5 feet (5.96 miles) of sidewalks north of Highway 160
STREETS:  includes crack sealing, patching, striping and maintain all traffic signage.
BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES:  maintenance is provided to the following –
  • City Hall;
  • Community Building;
  • Public Works garages (2);
  • Well houses;
  • Police station;
  • Recreation Center;
  • Generators located at both wells and lift stations;; and,
  • All vehicles/equipment owned by Public Works, City Hall and Parks and Recreation.
 
EQUIPMENT:  owned and operated –
  • Four (4) tractors;
  • Five (5) mowers;
  • Ten (10) Public Works trucks;
  • Two (2) finish mowers;
  • Two (2) brush hogs;
  • One (1) Kabota UTV;
  • Eight (8) generators of which three (3) are large;
  • One (1) backhoe;
  • One (1) skid steer;
  • One (1) sewer jetter;
  • One (1) walk saw; and,
  • Six (6) waste pumps.
 
RECYCLING:  The Willard Recycling Center is located at 613 Tower Road (on Jackson Street across from the Prairie View Shopping Center).  Hours of operation are from Wednesday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

STAFF:
  • Ray Lynch, Public Works Director.
  • David Blakemore, Utility Maintenance.
  • Kenny Herbert , Utility Maintenance.​
  • Trevor Hoffman, Utility Maintenance.
  • Brooke King, Utility Maintenance.​
  • Bill Crouch, Utility Maintenance.
  • Joe Crouch, Utility Maintenance.
  • Mel Pendegraph, Utility Maintenance
  • Austin Lee, Utility Maintenance
 
The Public Works Department is located at 108 W. Jackson Street and can be reached at the following:  (417) 742-0467 (phone), (417) 742-3080 (fax) or pwd@cityofwillard.org (email).  After hours water emergency please call (417) 425-5710.
City of Willard
224 W Jackson
​PO Box 187
Willard, MO


Hours of City Hall
Monday - Friday
8 A.M.- 5 P.M.
Contact Us
Phone: 417-742-3033
Email: ca@cityofwillard.org