After 26 years of dedicated service to the City of Lindsborg, Public Works Director Chris Lindholm will retire at the end of the year.

Lindholm started with the City of Lindsborg as a wastewater operator, ultimately working up to superintendent before taking on his director role in 2017. During more than two decades with the City, Chris has seen major changes, among them the upgrade at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, the buildout of Stockholm Estates and the Lindsborg Child Development Center, countless street projects, the renovation of City Hall, the demolition and reconstruction of the Sundstrom Conference Center, the recent addition of another substation transformer, the K-4 overpass project award through KDOT (right), and the aftermath of the 2013 flood – which led to the Garfield Channel, Cow Creek dredging, and upcoming Diversion Channel projects – and so much more. In recent years, Chris also served on the task force that oversaw the development of the Distributed Generation Toolkit for Kansas Municipal Utilities and has served on the Board and Executive Committee of Kansas Municipal Energy Agency.

In his role as Public Works Director, Chris has overseen Streets, Electric, Water, and Wastewater departments, with his longest serving employees including Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Denny Walker (25 years), Streets Superintendent Jeff Peters (19 years), and Electric Lineworker Matt Lloyd (16 years).

“It has been a pleasure working with Chris over the years. His attention to detail, dedication, and knowledge is really second to none, and our community was lucky to have him for more than 20 years," said Peters.

“Chris is the definition of a public servant,” said Kristi Northcutt, City Administrator. “More than 25 years of impactful work, with increasing responsibility, is a rare achievement in today’s world, but Chris has always risen to the challenges set before him, to the benefit of the City of Lindsborg.”

A public reception to honor Chris will be held Dec. 20, 4-6 p.m. at the Sundstrom Conference Center. Denny Walker, Water/Wastewater Superintendent, has been named to serve as Interim Public Works Director following Chris's retirement.