Bismarck, N.D. — The Bismarck City Government announced Friday that participants in the city’s Citizen Academy visited the Public Works Service Operations department for the first time as part of the program.
The announcement said the group, now a quarter of the way through the academy, left the City/County Building on Thursday to learn about the work of Public Works Service Operations.
The city noted that much of the academy up to that point had focused on internal city departments, making the visit to Public Works a shift toward services that directly affect residents.
City officials said the cadets were introduced to a range of Public Works services, including street maintenance, traffic signals, streetlights, signage, tree care, salt and sand operations, building and vehicle maintenance, and solid waste management. These services were described as impacting residents’ daily lives.
The city also noted that the cadets were shown a 2026 Seagrave fire truck that Fleet Services is working on over the winter, ahead of its centennial birthday.
The City Government encouraged those interested in learning more about Public Works Service Operations—also referred to as the “dry side” of Public Works—to visit the city’s online information page.
