By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
Hays public works crews got their first experience with brining the streets Nov. 14, just ahead of the first — and only — measurable snowfall in Hays so far this season.
"Ironically, on Nov. 10, all service division employees participated in a 'liquids in winter operations and maintenance' workshop. Very timely," Collin Bielser, assistant city manager, told Hays city commissioners during a recent progress report of city departments' activities.
"All winter maintenance equipment has been checked over and is ready if needed," Bielser added.
The city has two trucks capable of applying the liquid brine. "It takes about four to five hours to cover the city," Bielser said.
In anticipation of holiday events, public works crews also installed holiday street decorations in downtown Hays with the assistance of the parks department.
Twenty-three lighted wreaths were hung along Main Street.
Parks employees trimmed shrubbery along 10th and Main prior to hanging Christmas lights and decorations on the tree in Union Pacific Railroad Park.
Watch the video below for highlights of more projects recently completed by city departments.