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5 Invest in the APWA Foundation 18 Upper East Branch Gathers in Farragut
Over 50 attendees met in Farragut for a session titled "All
6 Cohesive Mixed-Use Community: Things Fleet." The gathering featured a guest speaker, an
Alcoa’s Duck Pond Project informative panel discussion, good food and door prizes!
The City of Alcoa’s Marconi Boulevard and Duck Pond Phase
2 Greenway Project, part of the redevelopment of the former 20 West Branch Hybrid Lunch & Learn:
ALCOA West Plant, creates a cohesive mixed-use area which Focus on Maximizing Grants
is planned as the future cornerstone of a new Alcoa City A crowd of more than 30 attendees turned out for lunch and
Center. an educational session about the challenges, experiences,
and success in securing federal, state and competitive grant
8 Knoxville Building a Green Fleet funding.
Nicholas Bradshaw discusses the green fleet revolution,
current trends and the methodology of replacing vehicles 21 West Branch Memphis Redbirds Meeting Was a Hit
with green alternatives by gradually using the existing vehicle The always-popular West Branch meeting to the Memphis
Redbirds game attracted more than 50 chapter members,
replacement framework.
families, and friends as part of TCAPWA’s execution of a
10 Farragut Ambitious Town Park Project winning Membership Engagement Event.
Required All Hands on Deck 22 APWA History and Membership Information
McFee Park’s land was purchased in rural Farragut in 1995.
The park’s growth into today’s large facility required every 23 Contributors to the Issue
Farragut municipal department to have a hand in its success.
24 PWX: Ready & Resilient in Charlotte, NC
12 TPWI Class Schedule Approximately 50 people attended the APWA PWX in
Charlotte, North Carolina this summer, learning about best
14 Takin’ It To The Streets: Both Scholarship practices in topics such as leadership, workforce innovations,
Winners See Future in Roadworks and removing employment barriers for underrepresented

Congratulations to Wesley Fortner and Brianna Lay, who were populations.
awarded this year’s TCAPWA annual $1,000 scholarships. 26 Federal and State Funding: Understanding
Both winners want to study issues affecting our future What is Out There
roadway systems.
Sheryl Chino of HDR outlines current Public Works strategies
16 Going for the Green: Sevier County making the most of today’s state and federal funding
Tourist Corridor ITS Project opportunities, including the July 2021 Executive Order, which
The story of pursuing, winning, designing, constructing and sets a goal of 40% of certain federal investments flowing to
disadvantaged communities.
switching on the Traffic Responsive Plan Selection (TRPS)
signal system along the heavily traveled Sevier County Tourist 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide
Corridor.

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