THE OFFICIAL STATE PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION | ISSUE 3 – OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2023
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• Recognizing Public Works Professionals as First Responders • Biden-Harris Administration Sending States $61 Billion for Roads and Bridges • PWX Makes its way to Atlanta in 2024
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FEATURES ISSUE 3 – OCT/NOV 2023 APWA GEORGIA CHAPTER 4915 Chase Lane Cumming, GA 30040 www.georgia.apwa.net PRESIDENT Mr. Christopher Cox PRESIDENT-ELECT Mr. Felix Floyd PAST PRESIDENT Mr. Christopher Rotalsky
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VICE PRESIDENT Mr. Tyler Pannell SECRETARY Mr. Patrick S. Collins, P.E.
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DELEGATE Mr. Lenardo “Leo” Owens TREASURER Mrs. Becky L. Kinsey
as First Responders
15 Biden-Harris Administration Sending States $61 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for America’s Roads and Bridges
ALTERNATE DELEGATE Mr. Terrence Simpkins Georgia Public Works is published by:
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18 PWX Makes Its Way To Atlanta in 2024 21 On-Demand Webinar: From Disaster to Dollar
23 APWA’s PWX 2023 Conference 26 PWX 2023 Equipment Show
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President ’s Message
LEAVE THINGS BETTER THAN YOU FOUND THEM K E I T H P U G H , P E , P W L F, A P W A P R E S I D E N T
Leave things better than you found them. This was my Dad’s favorite saying. He (and my mother) always taught us to serve others and have an impact by leaving things better than we found them.
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t is hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since taking over the helm of APWA during PWX in Charlotte. Time has flown by. What an honor to lead an organization filled with so many folks that I consider mentors and friends. I would like to personally thank you for all you do for the industry, your peers, and our communities. This association is strong because of our common interest in community service, and we are truly connecting the world through public works.
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Throughout the year, I’ve spoken with chapters about the four things I always consider to be goals in my own life. • Leave things better than you found them. This was my Dad’s favorite saying. He (and my mother) always taught us to serve others and have an impact by leaving things better than we found them. • Be prepared and put yourself in a position to say yes. Take advantage of training opportunities. Stretch yourself to learn new things. The
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skills that make you successful today aren’t necessarily the same skills that will bring you success tomorrow. Be in a mode of continuous learning, and make sure you strategically place yourself in positions to say yes to opportunities when they are available. Also, be strategic when saying yes. No is a perfectly acceptable answer, and up isn’t the only way to move forward. Find a hobby that energizes and refreshes you. We cannot perform at our best if we are constantly in a state
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of busy. We need to pause. We need to reflect. We need to think. We need to re-energize. Find activities that allow you to do this. For me, it’s hiking, woodworking, and chasing sunsets. • Find a way to give back. We’ve all been given talents, desires, and various abilities. We need to use those to improve and enrich the lives of those around us. I look at APWA, and what a fantastic year it has been. As an association, we remain financially stable and healthy. Our membership is growing and active. Our strategic plan has been refreshed and updated (as it is every three years). Our international influence is growing. Our educational programs are relevant and needed by our industry. Our advocacy efforts are truly making a difference with our legislators and regulators. Our technical committees continue to deliver quality educational materials and remain on the cutting edge of the industry. National Public Works Week continues to grow. PWX and the North American Snow Conference remain vibrant, well-attended, and relevant. We’ve made strides to define
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what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to our association and the industry. I’ve been fortunate to visit several chapters throughout the year. This consistently reminds me that our chapters continue to deliver the most direct value to our members. They do this through educational sessions, networking, community service opportunities, scholarships, fundraisers, exhibits, local advocacy, and so much more. Service in our chapters is also a wonderful way to develop those soft skills they didn’t necessarily teach us in school. These are listening, leading a group of volunteers, delegating, supporting good partnerships, public speaking, developing budgets, developing a strategic plan, setting goals, recruitment, retention, and recognition. I am always amazed at the enthusiasm, creativity, and passion of our chapter leaders. The year also provided several opportunities to advocate on behalf of public works. APWA was asked to testify before the US House Committee on natural resources concerning NEPA permitting reform. As president of the
association, I found this to be an exciting and anxious couple of hours, but I was well prepared for the testimony thanks to our incredible APWA government affairs staff in Washington, DC. Side note: YOU have the power to advocate as well. All you must do is be prepared to tell your story. Our legislators want to know what is happening at the local level and how proposed or current legislation impacts our communities. The past year was also filled with opportunities for various industry interviews, articles, podcasts, and webinars. It was a pleasure judging the Future City Competition finals in DC with APWA’s very own Marty Williams. It was a pleasure being involved in the Engineering & Public Works Road-Show, highlighting various award-winning infrastructure projects in partnership with ASCE and ACEC. Finally, the year brought tremendous personal change to my life. In June, I was fortunate to marry the love of my life, Sasha. She has been my rock, my sounding board, and my most vocal cheerleader. My family has grown. I am blessed.
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BECOME A MEMBER OF APWA APWA Membership has its privileges
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emberships are extended to both current or past public works employees as well as to private company employees who interact with the American Public Works Association. Membership comes with the opportunity to share common goals, challenges, and solutions with Public Works professionals throughout North America. As a member, you’ll participate in local Chapter and Branch programs meetings – often at reduced pricing; gain exposure to more than 30,000 Public Works professionals; save money on the best education and training programs in Public Works, covering all disciplines with ability to receive CEUs and PDHs; gain free subscriptions to many infoNOW electronic networking communities and resources, including the APWA Reporter Magazine; receive free access to the Resource Center and registrations for live Click, Listen & Learn programs; and pay reduced pricing for books, videos, construction, water resources and more. As a member, you’ll save up to 42% on registration for PWX, the NORTH American Snow Conference and most nationally sponsored workshops and e-learning programs; earn your professional certification credentials; have networking opportunities at the national, local chapter and/or branch level; and receive discounts on advertising opportunities in the APWA Reporter Magazine and exhibitor space at the annual PWX* (*Corporate Crown Level Group Memberships only). APWA is your primary resource for public works-related knowledge. Become an Individual or Group Member of the APWA Individual APWA membership automatically includes a one-year membership to your local APWA or CPWA Chapter. Individual Membership is available to: • any official or employee (active, retired, or life) of a government agency, manufacturer, supplier, contractor, student, or consulting firm who is actively engaged in the field of Public Works. Group Membership is available to: • Student Groups, • Public Agency Groups, • One-Call Center/System Groups,
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Corporate Groups, Prestige Corporate, and Crown Corporate.
To learn more about APWA’s membership groups and how to become a member, visit www.apwa.net.
Membership comes with the opportunity to share common goals, challenges, and solutions with Public Works professionals throughout North America.
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Recognizing Public Works Professionals as First Responders
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hile police, fire, and EMS are often the three most recognized first responders, public works is also often silently there – providing vital support to emergency response partners, helping protect essential services, and restoring those services following an emergency. In alignment with the APWA strategic initiative to be the voice of public works, APWA is proud of the creation of a national "Public Works First Responder" symbol as well as using it to support and promote public works first responders.
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personnel and acknowledge their federally mandated role as first responders. In 2019, the US Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (S.Con.Res.15), "Expressing support for the designation of October 28, 2019, as Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day." Public works are specifically included. In 2022 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law SB325, formally recognizing public works employees as first responders. In 2022, New Hampshire passed HB 536, “An act relative to death benefits for public works employees killed in the line of duty, and relative to workers’ compensation offsets for certain retirement system benefits.” Public works are often considered "the silent arm of public safety" … usually without fanfare. Public works professionals are often the first on scene and the last to leave the scenes of disasters — no matter the peril. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) lists public works alongside police, fire, and public.
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PUBLIC WORKS FIRST RESPONDER GRAPHIC FILES & USAGE GUIDELINES Logo Guidelines: The use of this symbol to attempt to gain access to areas or situations not designated for public works is strongly discouraged. • Dimensions: 2:1 (rectangular) or 1:1 (square) aspect ratio.
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The third year of funding under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides for critical transportation improvements in all 50 States, DC, and Puerto Rico
Pete Buttigieg
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that it has allocated $61 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 apportionments for 12 formula programs to support investment in
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critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges and tunnels, carbon emission reduction, and safety improvements, as well as workforce development to support these investments, utilizing funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law. The funds go directly to all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and help them continue the important work of rebuilding our roads and bridges and making our transportation system more efficient.
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These historic investments in American infrastructure give States the flexibility they need to determine how to allocate funds for a range of transportation projects such as improving safety for all road users, replacing aging bridges, and reducing carbon emissions. “Long-needed major improvements are coming to America’s network of roads, bridges, and highways,” said US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Thanks to President Biden, we are proud to deliver funding to modernize roads and bridges across America – strengthening our supply chains, creating good-paying jobs, and connecting Americans to every corner of this country.”
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes the single largest dedicated investment in our transportation infrastructure since the construction of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s and 1960s. The $61 billion in funding for Fiscal Year 2024 is the third year of funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and represents an increase of $17.6 billion in formula programs as compared to
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Fiscal Year 2021, the last fiscal year before the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was implemented. This Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding is distributed annually by FHWA based on Congressionally mandated formulas. “These historic investments in American infrastructure give States the flexibility they need to determine how to allocate funds for a range of transportation projects such as improving safety for all road users, replacing aging bridges, and reducing carbon emissions,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt. “This funding will allow States to continue the important work of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is making our infrastructure safer and more efficient for the millions of Americans who rely on it to get to school, work, and other important destinations every day.” Federal-aid Highway Program funds are authorized periodically by Congress in multi-year laws to assist the States in providing for construction, reconstruction, and improvement of highways and bridges on eligible Federal-aid routes and other special purpose programs and projects. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established or continued FHWA programs and authorized funding for those programs from the Highway Trust Fund and General Fund. FHWA has additional information for transportation agencies and others interested in grants and other discretionary funding opportunities as well as information on new and existing FHWA programs available under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law web page.
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PWX MAKES ITS WAY
Michael Frierson, Co-Editor, GA APWA Magazine Exciting News, the city of Atlanta will play host to the PWX in 2024! Originally scheduled for Chicago from August 18-24, 2024, PWX will now make its way to the capital of Georgia next year. As a member of the PWX 2024 Atlanta Planning Committee and co-editor of the Georgia APWA Magazine, I am excited to play a role in this monumental event. Atlanta is no stranger to hosting international conferences and events.
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In fact, in 2004 PWX was held in our fair city and twenty years later, we are preparing to do it all over again. While the challenge before us is great, we have a team of dedicated APWA members already working behind the scenes to make PWX 2024, one for the records. Our goal is to provide attendees with engaging and informative sessions, balanced with access to world-class venues and attractions which has made Atlanta a global destination. As a current
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employee of the City of Atlanta, where I serve under Mayor Andre Dickens, I invite you to consider joining us next year here in our city. Your attendance is needed to make this event a success. Over the next upcoming issues, you will hear directly from members of next year's conference planning committee. All in an effort to lay out our vision for Atlanta PWX 2024! We are excited about this opportunity and stay tuned for more exciting news to come.
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FROM DISASTER TO DOLLAR: STREAMLINING FEMA CLAIMS WITH PROPER ACTIVITY TRACKING After a disaster, your community is reliant on FEMA dollars to start the road to recovery. However, many don't get that sorely-needed funding because of improper tracking — both improper tracking of asset condition and value before the disaster and improper tracking of work orders tied to response and recovery activities. Watch this webinar to learn: • How to use mobile tech and automated audits to easily track tasks and account for every disaster-related expense. • Disaster preparedness and response tips to set you up for success with collecting FEMA funding quickly. • Data entry best practices that can help you pull FEMA public assistance grant reporting together in less than one hour.
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ANDY RICHTER Andy is the Public Works Asset Manager for the City of Colorado Springs, where he has been working for over 29 years. In his time with the City, he has ushered in a transformation in asset management, helping it move from a manual, resource-intensive, and paper-based process to a streamlined digital approach. In his role, he has helped the City recoup millions of dollars in FEMA disaster funds following major fires and floods.
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APWA’S PWX 2023 CONFERENCE Paz Gomez, PE, CEM, GBE, CPM, APWA San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter President
SAN DIEGO, California is indeed America’s Finest City! For those who were able to join us in beautiful San Diego for PWX 2023, you undoubtedly enjoyed the warm hospitality and temperate weather of our coastal binational region. The opening ceremonies started in cadence when the naval base San Diego color guard set the tone for our close ties with the military in San Diego. Continuing the military flair, the ‘Navy Mayor’ Rear Admiral Brad Rosen, Commander, Navy Region Southwest, welcomed
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all attendees. As a Navy veteran, I was deeply touched by the nod to our military connection to public works. The get acquainted party aboard the USS Midway Museum continued the military-style celebration, which was enjoyed by all. Opening the exhibit hall was led by a mariachi band that consisted of trumpeters, guitarists, and violinists playing a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century. We were proud to celebrate our binational region and our close ties with our neighbors in Mexico.
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We enjoyed the educational sessions, roadeo, technical tours including the Pure Water San Diego North City Water Reclamation Plant and Snapdragon Stadium, recreational activities including golf at the world-renowned Torrey Pines Golf Course pickleball, and so much more! PWX 2023 was fun, educational, and memorable! Thank you to all attendees, over 400 exhibitors, sponsors, APWA National, and PWX host committee for making PWX 2023 the best one ever. We look forward to seeing everyone again at PWX 2024 in Atlanta!
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www.getmaltenes.com Reclamite® is a registered trademark of Ergon, Inc.
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Today’s forest industry is working hard to become one of the greenest industries on earth. Paper is an essential part of human civilization. While we all use and depend upon electronic communications, it is easy to ignore that it comes at an environmental cost. Worldwide spam email traffic creates greenhouse gases equivalent to burning two billion gallons of gasoline yearly, with numbers rising. More than $55 billion in toxic e-waste material is thrown away every year in the US alone, with a recycling rate of only 20% compared to 64.7% for paper. No industry is perfect. But the paper industry has made, and continues to make, huge investments in environmental responsibility. Specifying and buying paper from certified sources ensures the continuation and growth of carbon absorbing forests. Using paper with appropriate amounts of recycled fibre helps preserve forests, conserve energy, and maximize fibre usage through paper lifecycles.
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Advertiser Product & Service Center GEORGIA PUBLIC WORKS MAGAZINE is made possible by the companies below who convey their important messages on our pages. We thank them for their support of the APWA Georgia Chapter and its publication and encourage you to contact them when making your purchasing decisions. To make it easier to contact these companies, we have included the page number of their advertisement, their phone number, and, where applicable, their website.
Advertiser
Page
Phone
Atlantic & Southern Equipment, LLC
32
404-361-1100
www.atlanticandsouthern.com
ClearWater Solutions, LLC
17
877-230-6228
www.clearwatersol.com
Dobbs Equipment
31
Engineered Restorations, Inc.
30
770-682-0650
www.er-inc.net
Environmental Products Group
10
404-693-9700
www.epofc.com
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
2
601-933-3000
www.ergonasphalt.com
Fortiline Waterworks
14
844-792-7473
www.fortiline.com
H.D. Industries, Inc.
20
800-256-6126
www.pro-patch.com
J.H.Wright & Associates, Inc.
12
888-655-7867
www.jhwright.com
Mason Tractor Co.
6
770-957-3370
www.masontractor.com
MowerMax Equipment Co.
4
813-781-0100
www.mowermax.com
Pavement Technology, Inc.
28
800-333-6309
www.pavetechinc.com
Ruby-Collins, Inc
22
770-432-2900
www.ruby-collins.com
Synagro Technologies, Inc.
16
800-370-0035
www.synagro.com
Syntech Systems/FuelMaster
25
800-888-9136
www.myfuelmaster.com
Traffic Depot
9, 17, 30
770-400-9710
www.traffic-depot.com
Trax & Trailers
14
478-997-6555
www.traxandtrailers.com
Unique Paving Materials
17
800-441-4880
www.uniquepavingmaterials.com
WASCON
3
931-823-1388
www.wasconinc.com
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Website
www.dobbsequipment.com
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Engineered Restorations is a specialty contracting company delivering restoration, repair, waterproofing, and protection services for structures of all types.
INDUSTRIES SERVED • Commercial/Office • Schools/Universities • Multi-Family • Parking Structures
• Hospitality • Churches • Civil/Infrastructure
225 Buford Drive, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770.682.0650 | er-inc.net
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THIS PAIRING IS A CUT ABOVE THE REST. When you pair Massey Ferguson versatility with Diamond Mowers reliability, no mowing tasks are beyond our reach. Easily maneuver over ditches, tricky slopes and tough terrain with the rock-solid stability of a Massey Ferguson® tractor. Achieve the perfect cut, even next to obstacles like fences and trees, with our wide variety of Massey Ferguson tractors and Diamond boom mowers. Then call it a day — your tasks have been handled.
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GOVERNMENTAL SALES Taylor Grout • (470) 630-2203 Taylor_Grout@AtlanticAndSouthern.com
atlanticandsouthern.com
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Goldsboro, NC 1504 Hwy 117 S 919-734-0781
Tifton, GA Lake City, GA 4186 US 82 West 1642 Forest Pkwy 229-339-8010 404-361-1100
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