Did you know

Did you know that you can't park within 15 feet of a hydrant?

Did you know that the first traffic signal was patented on November 20. 1923? The inventor was an African American gentleman by the name of Garrett A. Morgan.

Did you know that a dark intersection, one where the lights have quit working for some reason, is considered a four-way stop? You can be ticketed for running a stop light should you proceed through the intersection without coming to a full stop first.

Did you know that it takes only one push on the crosswalk button to activate it? This locks a call into the controller.

Did you know that attaching signs of any kind to traffic signal poles, sign poles, or other City equipment is illegal? You can be fined up to $2000.00 a day per incident.

Did you know that on the average the red indications for all directions to come to a full stop is one to two seconds before the opposing traffic receives their green indication?

Did you know that the Public Works Utility Line Maintenance Division cleans approximately 15,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer main each month? This routine scheduled maintenance is done to reduce the number of main line stoppages, and to ensure that wastewater flows uninterrupted to the Wastewater Treatment Plant.