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The 17th Annual Highway Congress will take place on Thursday, June
5, 2008. Visitor registration forms will be mailed to all
municipalities in early May. Remember to receive the free BBQ chicken lunch you must pre-register so please get
your registrations in early.
Attendee
Program & Registration Brochure
Exhibitor Registration Info:
Exhibitor registration packets have been recently mailed out, if you would like to participate but have not gotten a packet yet below are the forms for your use, just open up the files and print them out. If you have any questions or need additional information please call the Event Chair for 2008, Mike Claus at 468-3020.
Exhibitor Info Online:
Will be held in Boston. Stay tuned for more information.
News
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use
Management (NESCAUM) are collaborating on an effort to secure funds from various sources
(including an award through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program) to establish the Northeast
Hybrid Truck Consortium (NHTC) with the goal of assisting diesel truck fleet operators to add
hybrid trucks to their fleets as replacements for older, less fuel-efficient vehicles.
for information about the Consortium and how to join . . .
Environmental Defense Fund website
Anthony (Tony) W. Hayes was selected by the Maine Chapter of the American Public Works Association (MCAPWA) as the 2007 Public Works Leader of the Year.
Go to Press Release for complete details. . .
Will be held on Thursday May 22, 2008 at the Seacoast Medical Center in Sanford. Starting time is 8:00 a.m. For more information and to register your teams, open the flyer here.
The Maine Chapter would like to thank all those who attended our Spring Meeting on April 3rd. A special thanks to Brian Burne of MDOT for his thoughts on snow and ice control and to the Cargill folks for making the long trip from Pennsylvania. If you would like more information from Dirigo Slipform or Cimline’s Durapatch equipment, we expect both of those speakers to attend our Highway Congress in June. Special thanks to Tony V. Congratulations to all our new Roads Scholars and to Tony Hayes as 2007 Maine Public Works Leader of the Year. See you all next year.
Photos from the April 3, 2008 meeting in Waterville
The 15th Annual State Snowplow Roadeo was held on June 7, 2007. The winning team was from the City of Portland, represented by Andre Provencher and Bruce Warner. Hopefully the winners will be able to go to Colorado later this year to represent the Maine Chapter in the APWA national event. For more info:
Full team results for the 2007 Snowplow RoadeoThe winners of this year's Maine Chapter APWA Public Works Excellence Award are as listed below. The annual Excellence Award program is our attempt to identify outstanding municipal public works projects in Maine. The Chapter is proud to have these projects represent the public works profession and our association. The 2006 winners by category were:
Category A - Large City
1st Place: City of Augusta Public Works: Hatch Hill Landfill Upgrade
2nd Place: City of Lewiston Public Works: Utility Coordination
3rd Place: City of Portland Public Works: Woodford St and Marlow St Sewer Separation and Street Reconstruction
Category B - Large Town or small CityNo Projects Submitted
Category C - Small Town
1st Place Town of Richmond Public Works: Beetle Road Reconstruction
2nd Place Town of Monmouth: Mills Street Rip Rap Proje
Congratulations to all for a job well done!
