National Public Works Week

Next week, May 17th through May 23rd, is National Public Works Week (NPWW). The American Public Works Association has sponsored NPWW since 1960 to celebrate the importance of public works services. For the City of Concord, these services are performed by the General Services Department. Concord General Services provides street maintenance, water treatment and distribution, wastewater treatment, trash/recycling services, public properties maintenance, and equipment services for City vehicles.

Public works services affect our lives each and every day. We have grown accustomed to having clean, accessible water every time we turn on the faucet; we expect to have solid waste services dispose of our trash and recycling items; and we rely on properly maintained streets for safe transportation. Maintaining water mains, cleaning up storm debris, and plowing snow during the winter are all a result of dedicated public works employees.

“The City of Concord would like to thank all of its public works professionals for serving our community every day,” states City Manager Tom Aspell. Concord General Services will be celebrating Public Works Week with a kick-off ceremony on Monday to reveal the 2015 Public Works Poster and the proclamation signed by Mayor Bouley, followed by a Twitter Party on Friday to engage with the community about public works. “Please join us for our Twitter Party on Friday, May 22nd from 2:00PM to 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time as we tweet live about public works services,” asks Chip Chesley, Director of Concord General Services. “We encourage everyone in the community to learn more about public works.” Follow Concord General Services on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ConcordNHGS to join the party and to stay informed about public works services. Also visit www.concordnh.gov/generalservices for more information about Concord General Services and the services provided to the Concord community.