Proclaim National Public Works Week May 17 to 23

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 06, 2009

National Public Works Week

The County Board of Commissioners joining with Clean Water Services, the Department of Land Use and Transportation, and many other public works jurisdictions across the nation declare May 17 to May 23, 2009 as NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. This year's theme is Revitalize, Reinvest, Renew.

Since 1960 the American Public Works Association has sponsored National Public Works Week. Its 29,000 members use this week to energize and educate the public on the contribution public works makes to their daily lives: planning, building, operating and maintaining the infrastructure of our local communities. The celebration increases awareness of public works services and the contributions that they make to our citizens' health, safety, comfort and quality of life, and to express appreciation to public works employees.

This is an opportunity to tell the story of public works to Washington County residents. This year there will be an emphasis on what federal and state stimulus money will do for our communities' infrastructure in this time of economic stress.

A family-friendly interactive display will be set up and staffed at Washington Square the weekend of May 16-17, with partners from the Joint Water Commission, ODOT, TriMet and Washington County's Bicycle Transportation Coalition. Public building lobby displays, media releases, posters, newsletter articles and Web page information will also aid in this educational process.

A proclamation was announced recently recognizing the Community National Public Works Week.

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• Board Proclamation

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