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DeKalb proclaims Public Works Month; Public Works Department wins APWA accreditation
Summary
CEO Lorraine Cochran Johnson presented a proclamation recognizing National Public Works Week and announced the DeKalb County Public Works Department received accredited agency status from the American Public Works Association, a milestone officials described as rare among North American agencies.
DeKalb County on Tuesday proclaimed National Public Works Week and recognized the county Public Works Department's recent accreditation by the American Public Works Association (APWA).
Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran Johnson presented the proclamation and praised the department's role in maintaining roads, drainage, sanitation and county fleets for "more than 768,000" (speaker's estimates varied) residents. She told the board the county's…
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