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LEBANON by Regina Santana

Baines Named APWA Lifetime Member

A lengthy and fruitful career in Public TENNESSEE CHAPTER
Works has resulted in a well-deserved LIFETIME MEMBERS
APWA Lifetime Membership pin for Jeff
Baines, City of Lebanon Commissioner Jeff Baines Lebanon
of Public Works.
Lee Baur knoxville
A 1980 graduate of Tennessee
Technological University (go Eagles!) Ernest Brengle Knoxville
with a bachelor’s degree in civil
engineering, Baines started his career Bill Brock McMinnville
with Metro Nashville Public Works
Engineering Department, where he Bill Bryant Maryville
worked in the stormwater and plans
review section. Gary Cinder, PE Monterey

Five years after becoming a licensed Wilber Conley Knoxville
civil engineer at Metro, he accepted
a stormwater specialist position with Bob Freudenthal, PWLF Murfreesboro
Ragan-Smith-Murphy and Associates,
Inc., where he was responsible for Jeff Gagley Tellico Village
detention design and flood studies.
Marv Gensler Lake Orion
In May 1990, he learned that his
hometown of Lebanon had a city Ronnie Hammonds Kingsport
engineer position that would be vacant
upon the retirement of Willie Gray Neal. Bill Hays Nashville
Baines was born and raised in Lebanon,
so this position was a dream job to him. his milestone after working with him David Himes Smyrna
Achieving His Dream Jobs in Lebanon for 24 years. “He is known in the
community for his work ethic, his Edwin Hoskins Knoxville
He served as City Engineer from professionalism, and his love for our
May 1990 until April 1999, when he town,” Santana said, jokingly adding, “As Michael Jones Jefferson City
became Lebanon’s Commissioner of bosses go, I guess he has been alright.”
Public Works, a position he still holds Rodney Keeton Ooltewah
today. Baines’ “umbrella” encompasses City of Lebanon Mayor Bernie Ash
everything from roads and utilities, to stated, “I want to congratulate and Bill Kilp Piperton
the city-owned airport, where he’s a share my appreciation to Jeff Baines
member of the airport commission. for his 30 years of service to the City of Stephen Lane Nashville
Lebanon. Jeff has been an integral part
Baines received the APWA Lifetime in the success of this city over these last Aaron Lock Memphis
Membership pin from Regina Santana, three decades. I am grateful that he will
TCAPWA Middle Branch Director. continue to serve for the foreseeable Mark Macy, PE Nashville
Santana said it was an honor celebrating future.”
Jack Marcellis Chattanooga
Baines said he enjoys “making a
difference in my hometown. From Kenneth Martin Bells
the Hartmann Drive interchange
and connecting street system to the Rick Mayo, PE Pleasant View
individual homeowner’s drainage or
utility issue, I like to remind my team Rick McClanahan Memphis
we are here to serve the community.”
Bud McKelvey Farragut

Mark Miller Pigeon Forge

Bo Mills, PWLF Germantown

Phil Pindzola Johnson City

Glen Quillen Tellico Village

Edward Watt Chattanooga

J Roy Wauford Nashville

Kenny Wiggins, PE Alcoa

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