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July/August 2022 • VOL. 40 NO. 2

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Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference
Call for Technical Sessions
Planning is well underway for the November Annual
Conference in Knoxville. One popular component of the
conference is the Technical Sessions. Chad Weth with the City
of Knoxville is accepting proposals until August 15th.

6 Tiptonville Stormwater Flooding Solutions
For years, Tiptonville faced ongoing local stormwater flooding
when the Mississippi River was out of its banks. Now, new
flood control measures are easing the pain, thanks to Barge PAGE 10
Design Solutions, Inc.

10 National Public Works Week Celebrated! 24 April Upper East Branch Meeting was a BLAST!
From picnics to equipment rodeos to distribution of PW Nearly 40 members mixed pavement preservation education
Paws coloring books, here’s a quick look at various NPWW with shooting sporting clays at the innovative (fun and loud!)
celebrations this year in cities across the state. Upper East Branch spring meeting.

16 TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference in Knoxville 25 Middle TN Branch Lunch & Learn in Forest Hills
November 8-10, 2022 The quarterly lunch and learn featured ”How Timely

From the Riverfront to the Sunsphere and beyond, the Scruffy Pavement Maintenance Applications are Improving Municipal
City is making plans to host an action-packed TCAPWA/ and County Road Scores and Budgets.”
SWANA fall conference. You want to be there. Sign up now.
26 PW Spotlight: Gerald Spencer
21 Contributors to this Issue Spanning the spectrum from pipelaying to pollution control
to sewer stoppage, the career of Gerald Spencer, Memphis
22 Call for Nominations for the Administrator of Street Maintenance, Public Works Division,
2022 Tennessee Chapter Annual Awards is a story in perseverance.
It’s the time of year to honor the best. Nominate a worthy
colleague for one of our yearly awards presented at the 28 PW Spotlight: Scott Jenkins
Annual Conference in Knoxville on November 10. Scott Jenkins, Knoxville Public Service Planning and Safety
Manager, handled COVID-related departmental resignations
23 TCAPWA Mark Miller Public Works and realignments, but now leads a Second Chance
Project of the Year Nomination Criteria committee to help people find work who might have barriers
The Public Works Project of the Year Award was established to employment.
to promote excellence in the management, administration,
and implementation of Public Works projects. 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide

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