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hotdog lunchtime cookout, where tower also was held a bit before NPWW. Goodwin and Rogers Group Supervisor
city officials visited and thanked the Elected officials, City Administration, Gene Violet. Prizes were awarded to the
Public Works team for their service and Environmental Commission first place overall participant, the last
contributions to the community’s quality members, fellow department heads, place overall participant and winners of
of life. developers and many community each division.
The occasion marked the retirement of representatives celebrated the beginning
Joe Dabbs after 33 years of service of construction of this valuable addition Kingsport
Kingsport Public Works held their
to Germantown residents. Dabbs, a to the city’s water system. Public Works Day Event on May 20.
former winner of TCAPWA’s Award Goodlettsville Activities were open to the public,
of Merit, also was the Kiwanis Club of Goodlettsville Public Works allowing the city to showcase the
Germantown’s Public Servant of the Year. Employees celebrated Public Works department’s many services. Various
The Public Works team posed for their Week with complimentary lunch for vendors sponsored free food and drinks
customary annual “Class Photo,” taken three days, culminating in an Equipment for all.
each spring since 1987 (which helps keep Rodeo featuring skills competition on the It was a 92-degree-record-breaking-
track of the Public Works family over the loader, backhoe and knuckleboom. heat day, but the high temperatures
years.) Rodeo judges included Assistant City didn’t deter the crowd’s enjoyment of
A ceremonial groundbreaking on
Germantown’s new elevated water Manager Julie High, Police Chief Gary Continued on page 12

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