Jeff Vito

Jeff Vito currently serves as the City of Superior’s Director of Economic Development & Government Affairs.  He has 33 years of municipal public service primarily in the areas of public works, engineering, and economic development.  Superior (population 27,108) is located on the western tip of Lake Superior, offering 96 miles of shoreline within the City proper, and featuring the largest operating port on Lake Superior.

His expertise and skill set includes the following:

• Seventeen years of experience as the Director of Public Works, overseeing 11 divisions ranging from Wastewater operations to Parks, Streets, Sanitation, Landfill and the planning and administration of all major municipal construction projects.

• Served as Project Manager in developing a 360 slip, $6 million marina in the Superior Bay on a man-made island.  The project involved dredging, site development, and the installation of docks, a boat launch and a facilities building.

• Successfully completed numerous waterfront projects including capital improvements at four boat launches and three fishing piers. 

• Has a refined knowledge of the port of Superior, the channel depths within the port, dredging operations and the impact of lake levels on the shipping industry.

• Has nurtured key relationships with state and federal regulatory agencies that conduct environmental review and permitting for projects.

• Provides coordination, planning and the delivery of City services in the area of economic development.

• Serves as the City’s main contact for state of Wisconsin and United States representatives in developing municipal policy initiatives.

• Active participant at Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative annual meetings and board meetings (the City of Superior is a formal member).