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Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 Ten Years! Time Flies When You’re Having Fun! 20 APWA Chapter Leadership Training
Celebrating 10 years publishing TPW Magazine, Klair Kimmey Earlier this year, Scott Jenkins, TCAPWA Upper East Branch
remembers highlights and happenings of the past decade. Director, and Casin Swann, Middle Branch Director, attended
6 City of Chattanooga Solar Electrification: the 2025 Chapter Leadership Training in Kansas City.
Humming Along Powering Communities 21 Truck-Loving Little Boy Visits City of Columbia
Since last October, a low, almost imperceptible hum Public Works
has emanated from 368 solar panels atop the City of With his parents, Lucas Childs, age 4, came to see City of
Chattanooga’s Development Resource Center (DRC). Columbia Public Works for his 4th birthday.
8 How To: National Public Works Week – May 18-24 22 Getting to Know the TCAPWA Branch Directors
Citing events and activities such as proclamations, exhibits, We’re spotlighting our Branch Directors (two returning
open houses and sporting events, this useful article gives directors, and two new ones) who represent distinctly different
departments ideas for May’s education and outreach efforts. areas yet are unified in their top 2025 objectives.
10 Call for 2025 Technical Sessions 23 Contributors to this Issue
As we gather September 22-24 in Memphis for our annual 24 Call for Governor’s Environmental Stewardship
TCAPWA/SWANA conference, part of the meeting’s appeal is
anticipation of our members’ shared best practices. Awards Nominations
The Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards (GESA) are
12 TPWI 2025 Class Schedule & Registration Form presented annually to recognize outstanding achievements for
2025 TPWI Classes are scheduled and registration is open. successful environmental projects and conservation measures.

14 Publix Becomes 2025 Title Sponsor: 25 Middle TN Branch December Meeting 2024 Recap
Mission-Critical Cleanup Program 26 TNECD Awards $7.4 Million in Infrastructure

The Adopt a River Mile program of KTnRB has connected with Planning Grants
123 individuals/groups who’ve collectively removed a total of
275,518.5 pounds of manmade debris. Three dozen communities received funding for planning.
16 Public Works Spotlight: Will Wiley, 28 2025 Application for TCAPWA College
Public Works Director, Town of Farragut Scholarships
Wiley has worked in Public Works for six years, but his career Applications for the $2,000 scholarships are due July 15, 2025.
began in public education. He says it was excellent training for 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide
working collaboratively with Public Works customers.
Cover: For this issue I hope you will enjoy something a little
17 Murphy Snoderly Award Call for Nominations different. I took this photo of a chilly Great Blue Heron on the

18 TCAPWA Annual Awards Call for Nominations shore of the Tennessee River just below Ft. Loudoun Dam.

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