Thank You, Mike!

The City of Sandy is saying farewell and happy trails to our long-time Public Works Director Mike Walker, who is heading off to a well-deserved retirement after 36+ years with the City!  

It’s hard to overstate the impact a Public Works Director has on a town, especially after almost four decades of service during a time of rapid growth (Sandy was about 3,000 people when Mike started!). During his tenure Mike managed an incredible portfolio of responsibilities and infrastructure projects that are critical and important, but are often buried and hidden. He was instrumental in expanding our water treatment plant, building a pipeline to connect to the Bull Run Water Source, constructing Dubarko Road and the Public Works Operations Center, reviewing countless private development projects, and managing utility studies and master plans.

In the last few years Mike has managed the two largest infrastructure projects in the city's history - Sandy Clean Waters, and the 362nd and Bell Street extension project. He leaves an impressive legacy that will be felt by the Sandy community for generations. 

Mike is also a long term resident of the city and his passion for the community runs deep, as evidenced by his volunteerism and his approach to his work that always had the city’s best interests in mind. Within the corridors of City Hall, his dry wit and sense of humor will be as equally missed as his vast institutional knowledge.

Please join us in thanking Mike for his immeasurable service to our community.  We wish him well on his next project, retirement!