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SpU TH 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> • Meanwhile, the Morris Civic auditorium was again recognized as a top <br /> 100 venue in the world by Pollstar magazine, selling 95,000 tickets <br /> last year for 74 performances. <br /> • Director Dennis Andres has continued to proactively develop and <br /> market the Morris, while also ensuring that the spectacular Palais <br /> Royale continues to grow and draw business to heart of our city. <br /> 6. Public works <br /> • And while the Morris enhances our quality of life with performances <br /> on-stage, our public works department makes us all better off from <br /> behind the scenes. <br /> • Gary Gilot, widely regarded as one of America's best public works <br /> directors, continues to advise the city after retiring at the end of last <br /> year, while a new city engineer, Mike Mecham,joins us with years of <br /> experience in public works and engineering. <br /> • When the city got an unexpected break in snowfall,workers didn't sit <br /> on their hands. They took advantage of the chance to do extra projects <br /> like supplemental street cleaning and an early start to the yard waste <br /> pickup program. <br /> • Last year the department swept 11,873 lane miles of streets, picked up <br /> 65,000 cubic yards of leaves, and cleaned 600,000 linear feet of sewer. <br /> • Our solid waste team collected 27,800 tons of waste, and partnered <br /> with the adopt-a-block program to clean over 100 blocks of major <br /> debris. <br /> • The more I engage in government, the more I admire our quiet public <br /> servants in the Water Works and Waste Water departments.No one <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />