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Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference In Downtown 20 Calling for Nominations for 2019 TCAPWA Awards
Chattanooga: Packed with Events; Register Now
21 New Customized Truck Chassis to Tackle Leaves,
Find registration and schedule information for this year’s Icy Roads & Potholes in Knoxville
conference set for November 5-7, at the Chattanooga
Marriott Downtown Hotel. New medium-duty truck chassis with custom-built work
platforms allow Knoxville personnel the flexibility to span
6 Public Works Week: “Public Works, It Starts Here” seasons…spreading salt, scooping up leaves and filling
Events Across the State potholes…switching flexible equipment off and on the truck.
Tennessee’s municipalities celebrated National Public 22 TCAPWA at 2019 TML Conference
Works Week with everything from stream cleanups to
snowplows, to horseshoes to classic cars. June’s TML conference held in Memphis was an opportune
time for TCAPWA to host an exhibit booth, coordinate a
11 Lewis is Snoderly Award Winner roundtable discussion and honor deserving employees.
Sanitation worker Alfred Lewis of Collierville wins the 24 Keeping the Cigarettes at Bay…
2019 Murphy Snoderly Award for superior dedication or At Least Out of the Water
and service to the community.
Marinas install art-wrapped receptacles to keep cigarettes out
13 Rockwood’s Energy Savings Program of waterways, targeting the NUMBER ONE plastic pollutant
Lights Up City littered item in the world…cigarette filters.
The historic city of Rockwood embarks on a landmark 26 TPWI Schedule and Registration Form
energy savings program with a massive switchover to
LED streetlights, municipal building upgrades and more… 27 TCAPWA Upper East Branch Meeting Announced
without a property tax increase.
PLAN AHEAD: A panel of State legislators will weigh in
14 “Smart City” Solutions, Hidden Assets Spark on the topic “Public Works Advocacy, Transportation and
Tech Improvements in Blount County Infrastructure Issues in the State of Tennessee” at the branch
meeting in Knoxville on September 24.
Hundreds of miles of optical fiber, installed decades ago,
are now the key to streamlining Blount County citizens’ 28 TCAPWA Middle Branch Meeting and Demo
digital processes with their local government offices,
increasing customer satisfaction and access speed while The Middle Branch met at the newly renovated park in
saving thousands of dollars. Bellevue known as the “Red Caboose Park.” Altec Industries
provided a demo of some of their unique equipment which
16 2019 TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference provides much safer options for trimming trees.
in Chattanooga, November 5-7
29 Contributors
The Annual Conference will be held in Chattanooga on
November 5-7. Events include the Golf Tournament, Industry 30 Local Government Buyer’s Guide
Tour, Equipment Rodeo, Technical Sessions, and many
opportunities for fun and networking. Registration is open. Cover: National Public Works Week Celebration in Alcoa.
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