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for their hard work and dedication. In addition to raffling off gift cards, climbed into a seat of a garbage truck and
Overall, it was a great week of giving the department held its equipment rodeo painted “make and take” manhole cover
back to the community and highlighting and celebrated with a variety of games, signs and flowerpots. Snowplows also
our great team in Public Works. including cornhole, horseshoes, cards and were available for kids to paint and show
City of Germantown jenga. off their artistic abilities.
Equipment and exhibits included the
Food, fun and a lot of laughter was on City of Kingsport sand table replicating the city with photos,
the agenda for the City of Germantown’s Kingsport Public Works held their streets, and water/sewer lines; a traffic
celebration of National Public Works Public Works Day Event on May 23. The lane using markings, signs, and a speed
Week. gathering was open to the public, allowing table for folks to ride through on gators; a
“We had an awesome day celebrating the city to showcase its varied services microscope display featuring information
in our usual way. We had our annual provided to citizens, with all divisions of of the microscopic organisms used in the
group photo made, grilled some burgers Public Works and Utilities represented. biological process of treating water, and
and hot dogs and had baked beans, chips Both employees and the public enjoyed more.
and cookies for lunch,” said Leslie Acerra, free food and drinks from various Water bottles were distributed to those
CPM, Customer Services Superintendent sponsors. Children of all ages operated the in attendance to fill with Kingsport’s very
for Germantown’s Public Works various displayed equipment and viewed own water, and in fact “The Amazing
Department. the exhibits, rode in a bucket truck, Continued on page 8

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