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Year in Review from page 5 another success. At the conference this from out in Germantown that enjoyed
year, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of
hunting, baseball and a similar faith,
our communities. All of us have the the founding of TCAPWA. A big thanks who also helped me learn how to tie a
ability to affect change for the better. goes out to the founders and others who Windsor knot in a tie if it hadn’t been for
Whether it is a municipal employee, an were instrumental in the early years of the TCAPWA. So public works gets some of
equipment vendor, an engineering firm, organization. For the second year in a row, the credit for the “good” in me. We will
a public relations firm, or any other the Volunteer Chapter of SWANA played a blame the bad parts on something else!
affiliated organization, we are all in this big role in our Conference. We are glad to And I know that each of you has a similar
together. One of the speakers asked that have them with us. The rodeo continues story.
we each make a commitment to change to be a highlight. And the changes in I would like to thank you for allowing
by seeking out influential people in our the format of the conference allowed for me to serve this past year as President of
communities and organizations and great opportunities to network with other our great organization. It has truly been
having conversations with them about public works professionals. an honor and a privilege. Thanks go out to
what we can do to help them. In turn, they my previous City Manager, John Campbell,
will, hopefully, ask what they could do to A Grateful Heart our new City Manager, Jeff Fleming, Public
help us. As I reflect on the past year, I must Works Director Ryan McReynolds and
also look back on what Public Works our Mayor, Dennis Phillips, for allowing
The 60th Anniversary Conference has meant to me over my career. It has me the time to serve on the Board for the
The Annual Conference continues to allowed me to meet people not only past several years. Also, I must thank my
be a highlight of the TCAPWA year. This across our great state, but across our great beautiful bride of 34 years for putting up
year’s conference in Nashville was no nation. I have met people that a country with the crazy hours I sometimes work
exception. The Conference Committee, boy from the hills of east Tennessee would and for putting up with me in general for
chaired by Mike Flatt with great help have never met otherwise. I met my wife all these years. I plan to continue with my
from a number of other people, most while working in Public Works. It helped involvement in TCAPWA and look for
noteworthy Angie Womack and Jennifer us put our son though college and raise other ways to serve. Our organization is
Ogden, did an excellent job planning and him to be a great young man. Some of going to be in great hands in the upcoming
hosting the event. I want to personally my best friends are people that I have met years, and I look forward to the future.
thank all the exhibitors, sponsors and through TCAPWA. Heck, I would never Again, thank you all for everything you
attendees for helping make this year have known that there was a flat-lander do for our organization.
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year, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of
hunting, baseball and a similar faith,
our communities. All of us have the the founding of TCAPWA. A big thanks who also helped me learn how to tie a
ability to affect change for the better. goes out to the founders and others who Windsor knot in a tie if it hadn’t been for
Whether it is a municipal employee, an were instrumental in the early years of the TCAPWA. So public works gets some of
equipment vendor, an engineering firm, organization. For the second year in a row, the credit for the “good” in me. We will
a public relations firm, or any other the Volunteer Chapter of SWANA played a blame the bad parts on something else!
affiliated organization, we are all in this big role in our Conference. We are glad to And I know that each of you has a similar
together. One of the speakers asked that have them with us. The rodeo continues story.
we each make a commitment to change to be a highlight. And the changes in I would like to thank you for allowing
by seeking out influential people in our the format of the conference allowed for me to serve this past year as President of
communities and organizations and great opportunities to network with other our great organization. It has truly been
having conversations with them about public works professionals. an honor and a privilege. Thanks go out to
what we can do to help them. In turn, they my previous City Manager, John Campbell,
will, hopefully, ask what they could do to A Grateful Heart our new City Manager, Jeff Fleming, Public
help us. As I reflect on the past year, I must Works Director Ryan McReynolds and
also look back on what Public Works our Mayor, Dennis Phillips, for allowing
The 60th Anniversary Conference has meant to me over my career. It has me the time to serve on the Board for the
The Annual Conference continues to allowed me to meet people not only past several years. Also, I must thank my
be a highlight of the TCAPWA year. This across our great state, but across our great beautiful bride of 34 years for putting up
year’s conference in Nashville was no nation. I have met people that a country with the crazy hours I sometimes work
exception. The Conference Committee, boy from the hills of east Tennessee would and for putting up with me in general for
chaired by Mike Flatt with great help have never met otherwise. I met my wife all these years. I plan to continue with my
from a number of other people, most while working in Public Works. It helped involvement in TCAPWA and look for
noteworthy Angie Womack and Jennifer us put our son though college and raise other ways to serve. Our organization is
Ogden, did an excellent job planning and him to be a great young man. Some of going to be in great hands in the upcoming
hosting the event. I want to personally my best friends are people that I have met years, and I look forward to the future.
thank all the exhibitors, sponsors and through TCAPWA. Heck, I would never Again, thank you all for everything you
attendees for helping make this year have known that there was a flat-lander do for our organization.
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