Public Works
Nick Danner Street Superintendent
Phil Rasmussen Truck Driver
T.J. Kaltved Truck Driver
Logan Dalen Truck Driver
Ryan Van Wyhe Truck Driver
21 South 5th Street 712-362-5320
Don Mustard, Jr. Head Mechanic
The maintenance garage provides preventative maintenance and repair for the City's vehicles and equipment.
Repair and maintenance covers a wide variety of equipment including:
Dump Trucks
Loaders
Garbage Trucks
Lawn mowers and mowing equipment
Pickup trucks
Snow plows and sanders
Tractors
Emergency vehicles (Police and Fire)
Administrative vehicles
Records are kept for each piece of equipment that is worked on in the maintenance shop and these records are used when replacing equipment and vehicles.
The quality of work done by our mechanics is critical to the operation of the City.
120 South 5th Street
Dillon Ohl Foreman
Zach Kilgore
The Solid Waste department is responsible for weekly collection of garbage from Estherville residential and commercial customers. Garbage pickup for residential occurs on an assigned day designated by your address. You can look up your day on the Solid Waste Route Map to see what day of the week your garbage will be picked up. Holiday schedules are announced by news release and can be found in the Recent News section of the City's webpage. Collection schedules vary for commercial and multifamily customers.
Under the residential collection system, part of the city’s collection and disposal fee will be included in the price of metered plastic collection bags. The residents will also be billed $6.00 for collection service on their monthly utility bill.
Two types of bags (or service) will be offered by the city: Curb Service Bags will sell for $6.00 plus tax per package of ten (10) and will be picked up at the curb. Custom Service Bags will sell for $8.00 plus tax per package of ten (10) and will be picked up outside the customer’s house.
The requirements for residential collection are:- Only official metered bags will be picked up.
- Curb Service Bags must be placed within five (5) feet of the curb along the collection truck’s route. Place bags at the curb the night before your collection day.
- Custom Service Bags must be placed outside the house or garage and be visible from the street or alley along the collection truck’s route. The bag must be setting outside of any container so that the collector will know he is to take the bag. Please contact the City Administrative Offices at 712-362-7771 when you begin to use this service so they can notify the garbage crew.
- Maximum weight per bag is 50 pounds and bags must be securely tied.
- A special refuse pick up for large items, items exceeding 50 pounds, brush, or tree trimmings may be arranged by contacting the City Administrative Offices at 362-7771.
- The City’s representative may determine certain articles or amounts of material to be inappropriate for collection.
- Solid waste must be removed from the premises every week and must be stored between collections in such a manner as to prevent destruction by animals.
Solid waste collection bags are sold at the City Utility Office in City Hall and the following stores:
Fareway Ace Hardware Hy-Vee Caseys Kwik Star
If you have any questions about days of collection or the solid waste system,
please call 362-7771.
Collection begins at 5:30 a.m.