THE PARKING UTILITY
AT YOUR SERVICE
The Sheboygan Parking Utility is a municipal department
dedicated to providing convenient and affordable parking
options for the citizens and guests to Sheboygan’s beautiful
downtown, Riverfront and South Pier districts.
The Parking Utility is responsible for the
maintenance, upkeep, and appearance of
the public parking lots in downtown,
Riverfront and South Pier. The Parking
Utility also provides maintenance at the
Industrial Park and Heritage Square.
In 2016, the Parking Utility continued weed
control and upkeep on the downtown
sidewalks and tree wells between Michigan
Ave and Indiana Ave, 7th to 9th Streets
consisting of over 30 blocks!
In total, the Parking Utility maintains
thirteen public parking lots in the
downtown, three large lots on South Pier,
four large lots in Riverfront and two lots in
Heritage Square.
The Parking Utility is also responsible for
renting stalls in all the reserved lots and
collecting revenue from over 850 meters in
the downtown area amounting to over
$150,000 in annual revenue.
THE PARKING UTILITY ASSISTED THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SHEBOYGAN SQUARED, WITH
ALLEYWAY ENHANCEMENTS. PLANTERS, BENCHES AND
LIGHTING WERE ADDED TO MAKE THE ALLEYS MORE INVITING.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Parking Utility waters all the planters in
downtown and on the boardwalk in South
Pier. In fact, we use roughly 400 gallons of
water per watering. In weeks with no rain, we
MEET THE STAFF
water the planters three times a week!
The Parking Utility is supervised by the Director of Transit Miracle Grow is also applied a few times over
& Parking. There is one full-time Parking Lead, one fullthe summer to make them look beautiful!
time maintenance worker and five seasonal staff.
Director: Derek Muench
Parking Lead: Phillip Sneller
Maintenance Worker: Patrick Moehring
DOWNTOWN
SOUTH PIER
RIVERFRONT
AT A GLANCE
The Year’s Notable Accomplishments
• Purchased planters and installed benches in
two downtown alleys as part of an
improvement initiative;
• Landscaped hillside in Riverfront and
installed several benches;
• Purchased new high capacity, heavy duty
loader for more efficient operations;
• Created and launched a webpage dedicated
to parking options in the parking districts;
2017 Action Items
1. Through dedicated and well-trained employees,
the Parking Utility will be a City leader in safety.
a. Conduct quarterly and as-needed safetyminded training for all employees of the
department.
b. Maintain zero lost hours due to a
workplace injury.
c. Conduct safety-minded training with all
new seasonal staff and teach best
practices and use of PPE.
2. The Parking Utility will investigate current and
new ways to administer parking options to
citizens, customers, and guests to Sheboygan’s
downtown, South Pier and Riverfront districts.
a. Conduct a parking study to analyze parking
options and need.
b. Monitor customer behaviors and provide
best fit parking options.
c. Investigate the need for a parking ramp.
d. Investigate the need for additional gated
lots to increase revenue and decrease
assessments.
3. The Parking Utility will support improvements
and enhancements that further promote
developments and the quality of life in the
downtown, South Pier and Riverfront districts.
a. Replace flower planters on 8th Street.
b. Complete additional alleyway
improvements in downtown.
c. Implement an attractive flower planter
program in cooperation
Sheboygan
2013with
Expenses
Squared and City Planning.
THE PARKING UTILITY WEBPAGE IS ON THE SHORELINE
METRO WEBSITE. THE PAGE INCLUDES PARKING RATES,
MAPS AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS AND
IS MOBILE-FRIENDLY FOR ALL MOBILE DEVICES.
2016 Revenues by Source
2016 Expenses by District
TOTAL Expenses
$544,935