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attended Vol State where she received for fire. Once ready, he plans to host an that is in the environmental phase, which
her associate’s degree and currently is APWA meeting. includes constructing a new sidewalk,
working toward a bachelor’s degree in This project is a very timely one, curbs and gutter along Caldwell Drive to
radiology. considering the recent natural disasters provide a pedestrian connection of two
Aside from being a part-time comedian that Tennessee has experienced. Cities city parks.
and Goodlettsville’s Public Services and towns hit by tornados and flooding
Director, McCormick has a wood shop always need help cleaning up in the
where he enjoys making furniture, aftermath, so this database will make it
including his own bedroom furniture. easier to connect hard-hit geographic
APWA Participation areas with municipalities that are willing
and able to assist.
McCormick learned about APWA from
Philip Jones with Metro Nashville and Current projects
the prior Goodlettsville PSD, who was McCormick has two ongoing
actively involved. He has participated in Construction Mitigation and Air Quality
APWA for the last six years, helping in Improvement Program (CMAQ) projects
the local Tennessee Chapter wherever underway along Conference Drive. The
needed. He has attended four TCAPWA first one is currently under construction
conferences, including last year’s virtual and involves extending fiber, ADA
conference. upgrades to curb ramps and pedestrian
He plans to attend his first National signals, upgrading all equipment to
Conference in 2022. In 2020, ATC, new mast arms, and a new traffic
McCormick’s bridge test project management center to be located at
was the subject of a Middle Branch Public Works.
virtual quarterly meeting. The City of He expects this work to be completed
Goodlettsville is very supportive of his in February 2022. The second project is
time in professional organizations. currently in the NEPA (environmental)
Currently, McCormick is working on process and includes installation of
implementing an emergency response adaptive technology on Long Hollow Pike,
database for Public Works crews and and redesign of an existing intersection.
equipment, similar to what TEMA uses He also has a TDOT sidewalk project

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