Full-Service City

What does it mean to be a full-service city? A full-service city provides all the services that the citizens of Arlington need in order to maintain a great quality of life.

Services

Some of these services include:

Public Works

  • 1 Water Plant
  • 1 Water Reclamation Facility (Sewer Plant)
  • 72 miles of water main
  • 1,200 fire hydrants
  • 3 reservoirs
  • 1 pump station
  • 7 Pressure reducing stations
  • 800 backflow preventers
  • 5,480 water meters
  • 18 Irrigation systems
  • 13 lift stations


  • 48 pretreatment units
  • 48 miles of storm pipe
  • 716 acres of weekly mowing
  • 71 landscaped areas
  • 8.2 mile of fencing
  • 114 Detention basins
  • 4 Stream corridors
  • 9 acres of wetlands
  • 19 miles of ditches and swales
  • 68 miles of sewer main
  • 8 miles of sewer force mains
  • 1,200 sewer manholes
Police Officer with Dog Sniffing Truck
Back Hoe and Truck
Snow Plow Cleaning Street

Airport

  • 4 million square feet of pavement at the Airport
  • Runway, PAPI, REIL and Beacon lighting systems
  • Taxiway Reflectors

Facilities

  • 1 Compost facility
  • 2 Cemeteries with 10,000 headstones
  • 42 buildings and structures

Computers & Network

  • 124 Mobile Phone s and Data Devices
  • 14 Mobile Data Computers
  • 17 Network Switches
  • 50 Miles of Network Cable
  • 60 Network Printers and Copiers
  • 189 Computers and Servers
  • 6 Miles of Fiber Conduit

Holidays

  • 77 Christmas Decorations on light poles
  • American flags displayed on 8 national holidays
  • Christmas tree lights, garland, and wreaths
  • Seasonal banners (rotated 4 to 6 times annually)
Crowd Looking at Red Truck
Person on Ladder Repairing Red Building
Person Cleaning Sidewalk

Recreation

  • 1 Fountain
  • 1 Skate park
  • 3 basketball courts
  • 4 bike racks
  • 4 horse shoe pits
  • 9 planters
  • 12 miles of trails
  • 14 bleachers
  • 14 educational / kiosk signs
  • 15 Athletic fields (8 soccer, 7 baseball)
  • 21 doggi-pot stations
  • 29 pieces of public art
  • 34 playground equipment areas
  • 50 hanging baskets
  • 56 picnic tables
  • 90 benches
  • 120 trash / recycling cans
  • Support for over 30 community events

Streets & Sidewalks

  • 3 bridges
  • 3 miles culverts
  • 4.2 miles of alley ways (16 paved, 43 gravel)
  • 8 signalized intersections
  • 16 miles of roadside mowing
  • 34 parking lots (25 paved, 9 gravel)
  • 45 miles of bike lanes
  • 52 City owned street lights
  • 75.9 miles of sidewalks
  • 83 centerline miles of roadway
  • 1,226 street lights we pay for
  • 2,500 street signs
  • 3,253 catch basin and manholes