Spring is here, the snow has melted, and now we have to deal with the potholes that have opened due to the freeze/thaw cycle from winter. The Streets Division of our DPW is already at work on filling potholes. Last week on Geele Avenue the area west of Taylor Drive had all of the potholes filled. As you can see in the photo below there were potholes to fill at the corner of almost every concrete panel.
Potholes on Geele Avenue that were filled in March 2021
Please help out and report pot holes that you see. We have 200 miles of streets in the city and it is not easy to know the location of every single pothole that’s in need of repair. Residents can download the free Click2Report app from the App Store or Google Play store – simply search for Click2Report and install the app. For the browser-based version of this portal, go to www.sheboyganwi.gov and click on the red SUBMIT button in the lower right corner of the homepage. Incidents/requests are grouped by which City department is responsible for their resolution: Building Inspection, City Clerk, City Development, Public Works, or Police Department. Some of the expected popular issues are potholes, code enforcement, nuisance complaints, missed garbage collection, snow removal complaint, street light, street signs, tall grass complaint, garbage, graffiti, or dog issues. Incidents can be submitted anonymously.
After an incident/request is submitted through the app or the website, you receive an incident number to use for tracking purposes. You may also use the portal to view existing incidents and see what requests are being reported by other residents. This provides for transparency to see how the City is responding to requests that are submitted.
If you’re looking to connect with your neighbors and receive communications from the City of Sheboygan, you are invited to join the Nextdoor.com community. Nextdoor is a private social network that the City of Sheboygan began to utilize in March 2014. The City Planning Department, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Mayor’s Office, Mead Public Library, DPW, and the Water Utility all post information to Nextdoor participants. The best feature about Nextdoor is that it allows residents in a neighborhood to connect with each other – people can seek out a trustworthy babysitter, get recommendations on who does the best paint job in town, ask for help keeping an eye out for a lost dog, quickly get the word out about a break-in, organize a Neighborhood Watch Group, find a new home for an unused bike, let neighbors know about used furniture available for pickup, or to promote a garage sale or a community event.
Recently it was brought to our attention that residents had posted a request for services from the City on Nextdoor and the request was not answered. Please realize that the City staff does not see the posts that take place between residents. The City is allowed to post information to residents, but this is a one-way communication. If you have a service request for a City Department please use Tyler Incident Management portal or call the Department.
Also we have heard some concerns that there are ads on Nextdoor. This platform is free to the City and its residents, we need this company to be successful and the ads allow Nextdoor to continue to provide the use of this program free to the City and the residents of Sheboygan.