Mount Prospect Public Works Open House set for May 17

The Mount Prospect Public Works Department is hosting its annual open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, the public works facility, 1700 W. Central Road.

The event features prizes, a tour of the facility, rides in the department’s aerial trucks and backhoes, a children’s Fun Fact Hunt and a wide range of displays demonstrating how the village’s water system, sewer system, parkway trees, buildings, streets, and vehicles are maintained.

Kids can meet and get a photo with PW Paws, the Mount Prospect Public Works Department mascot. Refreshments will be provided by the Mount Prospect Lions Club.

For more information, contact the department at (847) 870-5640.

The Public Works Open House is held in conjunction each year with the American Public Works Association National Public Works Week.