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January/February 2018 • Vol. 35 No. 6

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5 Caring for Our Community
18 TDOT’s Response to the 2016 Gatlinburg Fires
Many will go through life shuffling papers and ensuring that
the business they work for runs smoothly; but we, as Public TDOT employees worked tirelessly in the Gatlinburg area,
Works professionals, have the distinct pleasure of caring for and in the days and weeks that followed the November 2016
our community. wildfires. Their efforts helped emergency personnel and first
responders to get where they needed to go to do their jobs.
6 2017 Conference Overview
20 Going Green in the Nashville Fire Department
From November 7-9, 2017, more than 300 professionals in
the Public Works field and equipment vendors from across The Metro Nashville Fire Department’s Station 19 was
the state gathered in Knoxville for the annual Tennessee awarded the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award in
Chapter of the American Public Works Association and Solid Building Green for its LEED Platinum certification. Station 19
Waste Association of North America Conference. is the first fire station to achieve this level of LEED certification
in the entire Southeast.
10 Equipment Rodeo
24 Germantown Earns Tennessee Center for
It’s deceptive to watch how the Tennessee Public Works Performance Excellence 2017 Excellence Award
professionals make running those giant machines look so
easy. The Equipment Rodeo is a signature event for the Congratulations to the City of Germantown on receiving the
Annual Conference. The Equipment Rodeo is an opportunity 2017 Excellence Award. Since the Tennessee Center for
for skilled employees to showcase their finesse with the Performance Excellence program was founded in 1993, only
machinery. 24 organizations have attained the excellence designation.

12 Tradeshow 26 TCAPWA Leadership Directory

There were 15 sponsors and 50 booths at the Annual 28 Support Your Local Branch Director
Conference in Knoxville. Their participation determines the
success of the conference. This event provides the perfect Directors organize quarterly meetings (locations, sponsors,
opportunity to connect with Public Works departments and speakers), communicate regularly to the membership,
from across the state. and regularly write articles representing their region for
TPW Magazine.
14 2017 TCAPWA Award Winners
29 Contributors to this Issue
The seven recipients of the TCAPWA Awards are highlighted
in addition to the Project of the Year Award winner. 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide

16 TCAPWA Project of the Year Positively Impacts On the Cover: The TCAPWA 2017 Award Winners were
Local Community announced at the Annual Conference in Knoxville. From left
to right are: JD Lane, Phillip Jones, Lauran Canacaris, Cody
At the heart of the Lebanon initiative is the world’s largest Osborne, Sam Daily, Manny Belen, Darrell Clark, Nicholas
downdraft gasification plant designed and built by Aries Bradfield, Regina Santana, and Randy Laine.
Clean Energy, LLC.

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