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Sept/Oct 2023 • VOL. 41 NO. 3

Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 Celebrating Again in 2023 16 Registration is Open for the 2023
TCAPWA was selected as a recipient of the Presidential TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference in Nashville
Award of Chapter Excellence (PACE) for 2022. Keith Pugh, 21 Things to Do in Downtown Nashville
APWA President, wrote “In recognition of the chapter’s
impact on APWA’s membership, professional development Nashville, host of this fall’s November 13-15 TCAPWA/
and the advancement of public works, thank you for what SWANA Annual Conference, offers a highly diverse variety of
your chapter is accomplishing.” things to see, do and eat.

6 Multiple Entities Collaborate on City of 23 TPWI Class Schedule and Registration Form
Red Bank Pavement, Accident Study Registration is open for the Tennessee Public Works Institute

This article discusses a traffic and pavement field study 2023/24 classes.
conducted by the UT MTAS in cooperation with the UT Center 24 Calling for Nominations for the 2023
for Transportation Research (CTR), and the UT Knoxville’s Tennessee Chapter Annual Awards
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). Take a few minutes to nominate someone for the annual

10 Johnny Ledford Wins 2023 Snoderly Award awards. It is an easy way to honor someone who has done a
A City of Red Bank heavy equipment operator with more good job for your agency, APWA and TCAPWA.
than three decades of service and a “never quit” attitude, 26 Germantown’s Howlett Awarded 2023 Scholarship
Johnny Ledford has won this year’s Murphy Snoderly Award. The 2023 TCAPWA Scholarship is awarded to Tiffany

11 TCAPWA Represented at the TML Conference Howlett, City of Germantown’s Sanitation/Administrative
TCAPWA has a presence every year at the TML Trade Show Coordinator for the Public Works Department.
sharing information about the organization and our TPWI 27 Contributors to the Issue
Classes.
28 Expert Tips for Safe Sewer Cleaning
12 Tennessee Municipal League Award Winners An expert explains how to protect operators from some of
Tennessee Municipal League (TML) presented their the industry’s most common mistakes.
Excellence Awards at its 83rd Annual Conference held at the
Renaissance Nashville Hotel. 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide
14 National Fleet Awards Earned in 2023 Cover: Johnny Ledford with the City of Red Bank received the
TCAPWA Murphy Snoderly Award at the TML Conference in July.
NAFA’s annual 100 Best Fleets in the Americas program Present to congratulate him are left to right: Nicholas Bradshaw,
recognizes peak-performing public and commercial fleet TCAPWA President; Stephanie Dalton, Red Bank Vice Mayor;
operations. Several Tennessee entities ranked in the 2023 Rhoda Ledford, Johnny's wife; Ledford; Greg Tate, Red Bank Public
Top 100. Additionally, Government Fleet announced their Works Director; Kimberly Strong, TCAPWA Vice President; and John
Top 50 Leading Fleets. Chlarson, TCAPWA Secretary.

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