The City Engineer for Lincoln City, Stephanie Reid, was recently named to the American Public Works Association (APWA) 2014 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year. Each Top Ten Leader will be honored during the Awards Ceremony of the APWA 2014 International Public Works Congress & Exposition taking place in Toronto Canada in August. Reid will also be presented the award locally on Friday, May 16 at the Salishan Resort in Gleneden Beach.
City manager David Hawker said “one of the most important abilities of a leader in local government is the ability to convey to the decision makers sufficient knowledge to make important decisions. A significant amount of public funds are spent based on these decisions.” “Stephanie Reid has been able to provide me, the City Council, as well as the public, sufficient knowledge to make excellent decisions, time after time. It is not an easy task to educate non-technical officials on complex choices they need to make. Stephanie does it very well” Hawker said.
APWA annually recognizes ten of the most outstanding public works professionals from across the U.S. and Canada for their career-long dedication and service, professionalism and expertise in public works infrastructure. As the City Engineer for Lincoln City, Reid oversees the Engineering Division within the Department of Public Works. She also serves as the American Disabilities Act coordinator for the city and the project manager for the Transition Plan for ADA compliance.
During her tenure as City Engineer since 2005, Reid has supervised the design and construction of a $6 million project, which included a 4.5 million gallon water reservoir and two water booster pump stations. She also managed the transportation system master plan update that recommended improvements costing $50 million over the next 20 years. Additionally, Reid managed the stormwater master plan update, which recommended $10 million improvements over the next 20 years, and managed the construction of Lincoln City’s Driftwood Library renovations, receiving LEED Gold Status.
Prior to her work in Lincoln City, Reid worked for the City of Portland, as an environmental engineer for the Bureau of Environmental Services. After five years, she was promoted to senior engineer for the Portland Water Bureau in 2003, where she supervised two teams. Reid also has taken the time to give back to the Lincoln City community. She has volunteered at North End Senior Solutions for five years, since its founding in 2009. Senior Solutions provides a positive environment that helps seniors with disabilities socialize and maintain life skills, and also helps the seniors’ caretakers by allowing them to take a break. In addition, Reid designed an ADA ramp for Senior Solutions, collected bids for its construction, and provided oversight during the project.
