The Public Works Department provides mechanical and electrical
maintenance and energy conservation services for city
facilities, and procures, manages and maintains the city's
fleet of vehicular equipment. The department also provides
for the collection and disposal of residential garbage
and recyclables. *
City offers special Sept. 13-14 collection of storm damage
material *
Energy
Management, Recycling activities honored at environmental
excellence event On
Sept. 6 Public Works received the Crescordia Award, Valley
Forward Association's
top honor. The
Special Events Recycling Unit as well as the Recycling
in the Mountain Preserves programs were also honored with
an Award of Merit in the Environmental Education/Communication
Public Sector category. The
awards were presented to department staff at the 28th
Annual Environmental Excellence Awards Dinner to recognize
outstanding contributions to the physical environment
in Valley communities. Public Works received the Crescordia
award for Environmental Technologies in the Public Sector
category for Energy Management's work on the Rio Salado
habitat solar irrigation enhancement. The award was accepted
by John
Trujillo,
Acting Director; Carolyn Bristo, Assistant Director; and
Dimitrios Laloudakis, Energy Manager. Larry Schone, energy
management engineer, is pictured holding the Crescordia
Award. Larry was instrumental in coordinating all team
efforts to make the Rio Salado irrigation enhancement
project a succ
Councilmen
promote reusable bags at Ranch Market On
Sept. 6 city councilmen Michael Nowakowski and Greg Stanton
participated in the the giveaway of reusable shopping
bags at the Ranch Market at Central and Southern avenues.
Nearly 400 patrons at the store received cloth bags and
recycling literature from the councilmen and recycling
staff. Also participating were Trish Hart from the Arizona
Food Marketing Alliance and Jeff Lewis from the corporate
offices of Phoenix Ranch Markets. A reporter from Spanish-language
newspaper Prensa Hispana interviewed the councilmen for
a story that appeared Sept. 10.
Mayor
annouces LEED 'Gold' for Glenrosa Service Center Television
channels 3, 5 and 11 provided video coverage of Mayor
Phil Gordon's news conference on Aug. 11 to announce the
city's first "gold" building designation by
the U.S. Green Building Council - the Glenrosa Service
Center, which houses multiple city departments. The LEED
Certification system is a nationally-accepted benchmark
for the design, construction and operation of high performance
resource-conserving buildings. KFYI Radio and Prensa Hispania
were also present to report the event.
Public
Works Department
101 S. Central Ave. 3rd Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-256-5600
On
Sept. 6 Public Works received the Crescordia Award, Valley
Forward Association's
top honor. The
Special Events Recycling Unit as well as the Recycling
in the Mountain Preserves programs were also honored with
an Award of Merit in the Environmental Education/Communication
Public Sector category. The
awards were presented to department staff at the 28th
Annual Environmental Excellence Awards Dinner to recognize
outstanding contributions to the physical environment
in Valley communities. Public Works received the Crescordia
award for Environmental Technologies in the Public Sector
category for Energy Management's work on the Rio Salado
habitat solar irrigation enhancement. The award was accepted
by John
Trujillo,
Acting Director; Carolyn Bristo, Assistant Director; and
Dimitrios Laloudakis, Energy Manager. Larry Schone, energy
management engineer, is pictured holding the Crescordia
Award. Larry was instrumental in coordinating all team
efforts to make the Rio Salado irrigation enhancement
project a succ
Councilmen
promote reusable bags at Ranch Market
Mayor
annouces LEED 'Gold' for Glenrosa Service Center