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WEST BRANCH By Ethan Skaggs
TCAPWA Hosts APWA Small Cities

& Rural Communities Committee

Earlier this spring, TCAPWA was communities, but typically have fewer program. Committee Members from
honored to host the APWA Small resources. across North America were present for the
Cities and Rural Communities (SC/RC) The SC/RC administers education meeting and visit to Tennessee.
Committee for their annual meeting. The programs at each PWX, provides articles SPENDING TIME IN TENNESSEE
committee visited TCAPWA West Branch for the Reporter Magazine, hosts a
Public Works Departments throughout the meeting at each PWX, and brings several West Branch member, Daniel Lovett,
greater Memphis/Shelby County area. educational opportunities for members of Public Works Director for the City of
Public Works professionals and member APWA and beyond. Lakeland, is a SC/RC committee member,
organizations from the City of Lakeland, It was the West Branch’s pleasure to and played an integral part in TCAPWA
City of Bartlett, City of Germantown, and host committee members: Matt Harper, being selected to host this year’s meeting.
the Town of Collierville provided facility APWA Education Manager; Felix Floyd, The committee was given tours of each
tours and held a roundtable discussion Committee Chair, Decatur, Georgia; Joe host member organization’s public works
with the committee members over the Johnson, APWA Region VI Director; facilities, meeting with leaders from each of
course of the two-day visit to Tennessee. Scott Lamont, Rossland, British Columbia, those municipalities. The committee toured
water treatment plants, water towers, public
THE APWA SC/RC COMMITTEE and Daniel Lovett, Lakeland, Tennessee. works maintenance facilities, wastewater
This committee works with other APWA
The APWA Small Cities and Rural committees to ensure issues of small treatment plants, animal shelters, and
Communities Committee (SC/RC) was communities are addressed. It also fleet services facilities, spending time
formed to support the public works encourages recognition of projects in small with the public works professionals who
professionals serving communities with communities that make a major difference provide quality of life services in those
populations less than 50,000. These in the community through the APWA communities.
communities may deal with the same Small Cities/Rural Communities Awards As is standard practice in Tennessee and
issues as their fellow members in larger TCAPWA, and in true Memphis fashion,

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