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Public Works Week CELEBRATED!

Left to right: Rodeo Winners, Isaac Loveday - Throwball; Justin Hopkey- Knuckleboom; Clay Coatney- Stinger
Install (Electric Event); Buster Payne - Skid Steer & Wheel Loader; and Wayne Nelson - Backhoe & Digger
Derrick (Electric Event)

City of Alcoa Public Works Week on May 23 by the Public Works team.

The City of Alcoa celebrated Public bringing back their annual picnic and City of Chattanooga
Works week with an equipment rodeo. equipment rodeo, where attendees were City of Chattanooga employees spent
treated to grilled steak and chicken fajitas,
The Public Works Department shared served by the Public Works management the week volunteering at the Davis
the day with the Electric Department. staff. Retirement Home, Chattanooga Area
Each had a variety of events open to both Mayor David Parsons and several Board Food Bank, Bethlehem Center, and a local
teams. Public Works employees managed of Alderman members were present to stream cleanup.
to win some of the Electric Department show their support and appreciation for We also held our annual local rodeo
events in a friendly day of competition. Bartlett’s great Public Works employees. competition at Rivermont Park. Operators
The city does not have a grade-all and and CDL holders competed in 6 events
After attendees competed in the
cannot spare the garbage truck from route equipment rodeo, winners were presented and the overall winner for Chattanooga
to compete at the rodeo, but they did have with awards and a chance to represent the was Joe Meehan.
events in knuckleboom, skid steer, wheel City of Bartlett at the state rodeo this fall Thursday was our employee
loader and backhoe. in Germantown. appreciation luncheon at Greenway
City of Bartlett Employees also received door prizes, Farms. Employees were treated to
The City of Bartlett celebrated National played corn hole and relaxed. A great time hamburgers/hot dogs and several
was had by all, building comradery among employees were recognized with awards
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