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2017 CONFERENCE TECHNICAL SESSIONTCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS By Ethan Skaggs

West Branch Lunch & Learn in Bartlett

The West Branch held its first quarterly attendance, as well as attendance at this environmental aspects of Hot In-Place
lunch and learn, attended by around 40 year’s classes hosted by the Tennessee Recycling.
attendees, on March 5 at the Singleton Public Works Institute, (TPWI.)
Community Center in Bartlett. Sponsors, presenters and guests all
Minatra talked about Hot In-Place spent time afterwards visiting with friends
West Branch members and guests Asphalt Recycling, describing how its use and networking. The branch is thankful
enjoyed lunch, door prizes and gift as preventive maintenance can extend to all attendees, sponsors, and presenters
cards provided by sponsors Eddie Yaun pavement life and reduce long-term for continuing to support the branch, the
of Stringfellow Inc., and Jeff Minatra costs. He also discussed the financial and chapter, and the association.
of Gallaher Asphalt, who spoke about
the company’s Hot In-Place (Asphalt)
Recycling product and its industry best
practices, successes and case studies.

Former West Branch Director, Mike
Adams of Bartlett Department of Public
Works, hosted the meeting for current
branch director, Ethan Skaggs, who was
out with the birth of his daughter, Vivien
June Skaggs. Congratulations on a future
Public Works professional in the making!

Adams began the meeting by
introducing past and present TCAPWA
officers: Manny Belen (Past President)
and John Fox (Current President-Elect).
Fox discussed the upcoming Nov.
16-18 TCAPWA Annual Conference,
to be hosted by the West Branch in
Memphis. Adams encouraged conference

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