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5 Celebrating Excellence 16 CMI Celebrates Grand Opening
6 Kingsport’s Propane-Powered Fleet Drives 18 PWX19: Strong Program in Seattle
Fuel Savings
More than 30 Tennessee Chapter members and spouses
Learn how the City of Kingsport grew its fledgling propane learned about new technology, networked with friends - new
and old, made a strong showing in the Equipment Roadeo
autogas program into the largest municipal alternative fuels and brought home the PACE Award from Seattle.
fleet in the State of Tennessee.
8 Michael Dunn Center Recycling Program: 20 Sevierville Fourth Graders Learn
Green Solutions and Jobs about Public Works
Kingston-based Michael Dunn Center’s Recycling Program Students visiting City of Sevierville’s Public Works and newly
pairs green-based recycling services for Oak Ridge Nuclear constructed Fire Department Headquarters learned about
Laboratory with employment for individuals living with truck operations, traffic cameras, and backhoes…then watch
disabilities and physical challenges. a firetruck “fly.”
10 Knoxville’s Sacred Heart Cathedral – 21 Contributors to this Issue
Site Improvements and Stream Restoration
TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
A partnership between Barber McMurry Architects and 22 2019 TCAPWA Scholarships Awarded
Cannon & Cannon Inc. during construction of Knoxville’s new 23 Middle Branch Meets in Nashville
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus successfully 24 West Branch Young Professionals
results in Fourth Creek remediation and stabilization. Tailgate in Memphis
25 Upper East Branch Meets in Knoxville
12 Volunteers Remove 9,400 Pounds of Trash
from Tennessee River 26 APWA: Surface Transportation
Reauthorization Priorities
More than 73 volunteers representing a half dozen
organizations kicked off the month of October through The American Public Works Association believes it is
“Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful Month” multicity river imperative that we work together to make our transportation
cleanups. infrastructure safer and less congested. In doing so, APWA
recommends priority areas in development of the next federal
14 Current Workforce Gaps Spur Welding, transportation legislation to succeed the Fixing America’s
Water Quality Education Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
A new $16.5 million Workforce Development Center in East 30 Local Government Buyer’s Guide
Tennessee is on the horizon, but classes are being held now
at Pellissippi State Technical Community College to address
a large (and looming) shortage of welders and water quality
workers.
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