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Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 People Helping People 18 TCAPWA Mark Miller PW Project of the Year:
Incoming TCAPWA President John Fox reflects on his years City of Kingsport City Hall
with the Town of Collierville and his upcoming plans for his The City of Kingsport’s new City Hall at 415 Broad Street was
term leading the Public Works organization. named the Mark Miller PW Project of the Year. Submitted
by the City of Kingsport’s Public Works Department, the new
6 TCAPWA/SWANA 2021 Conference Overview City Hall, located in the heart of the downtown area, now
Three days of in-person (yes!) professional development, successfully centralizes the city’s departments and personnel
networking and special events were on the agenda when the for a more convenient citizen-user experience.
Tennessee Chapter of the American Public Works Association
and Solid Waste Association of North America attendees 20 Farragut’s BlueCross Healthy Place:
descended on Memphis after a year’s delay due to COVID-19 Fun and Fitness for All
guidelines. A special multi-generational play space, Farragut’s BlueCross
10 Equipment Rodeo ReCap Healthy Place Park at Farragut Town Hall boasts a ramped
playground with freestanding play elements such as an
A signature event for the annual conference, the equipment accessible merry-go-round, musical instruments, a swing
rodeo challenged Public Works operators to pull out all the area, community pavilion, picnic tables and more.
stops as they raced, loaded, dumped, and generally had a
good time on Mud Island in Memphis. 23 Contributors to the Issue

12 Golf ReCap 24 PW Spotlight: Megan Brooks, City of Alcoa
Sunny skies and warm(ish) temperatures greeted sixteen Bryon Fortner, Upper East Branch Director, sent us a spotlight
teams for their outing at Memphis’ Links at Galloway course, article about Megan Brooks, Development Services Director
providing a perfect afternoon for competition and relaxation. working with the Planning and Engineering Department in the

14 Tradeshow ReCap City of Alcoa.
The annual conference trade show, which determines the 26 PW Spotlight: Shahad Abdulrahman, City of Franklin
meeting’s success, attracted 15 sponsors and over 50 Regina Santana, TCAPWA Vice President, brings us a portrait
vendors offering attendees ample exposure to their newest of civil engineer Shahad Abdulrahman, a native of Iraq and
products, latest innovations, and best practices in their now Staff Engineer in the CIP (Capital Improvement Projects)
specialty areas. Engineering Department with the City of Franklin.
16 Conference Highlights: 2021 TCAPWA Awards 28 2022 TCAPWA Leadership Directory
Recipients of the TCAPWA Annual Awards, Justin Holland,
Kristin Franklin, Nicholas Bradshaw, Lauran Canacaris, 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide
Abner “Abb” Oglesby, Mike O’Neill, and Mark Pinkston are
highlighted in this year’s awards wrapup.

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