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         Public Works Week CELEBRATED!





























































         City of Germantown                  provided to our citizens.            and water/sewer lines; a traffic lane using
           The City of Germantown celebrated   Various vendors were sponsors of free   markings and signs, and a speed table for
         Public Works Week with food and fun.   food and drinks for employees as well as   folks to ride through on Gators.
         They kicked it off on Monday, May 22   the public. Kids of all ages enjoyed the   Water-themed information was
         with a celebration of Bo Mills, Public   event on a beautiful day with just the right   in plentiful supply. A microscope
         Works Director. Stan Brown, APWA    amount of breeze.                    display provided information about
         Past President, was on hand at the May   With the assistance of equipment   the microscopic organisms used in the
         Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting   professionals, children operated the   biological process of treating water. Water
         to present the Top Ten Leaders of the Year   various displayed equipment and viewed   bottles also were handed out to those in
         Award to Mills. A barbeque and group   the exhibits. They waited their turn to   attendance to fill with Kingsport’s very
         photo followed later in the week.   ride in a bucket truck, climbed up into the   own water.
                                             seat of a garbage truck, and flocked to the
                                                                                   “The Amazing Journey of Water – My
         Kingsport 2023 Public Works Day     painting stations that specialized in “make   Water River to Tap” booklets were given
         Events: Connecting the World        & take” manhole cover signs. Snowplows   to all ages explaining where their water
           Kingsport Public Works held their   and a wooden mini-excavator also were   comes from, how it is processed, and how
         popular Public Works Day Events on May   on site for the kids’ inspection.   the people working with the water do
         25. Open to the public, the events allowed   Exhibits included the sand table   their jobs. Displays ranged from “Dave the
         the city to showcase the many services   replicating the city with photos, streets,   Engineer,” various pumps used in the city’s
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