National Public Works Week: Building for Today, Planning for Tomorrow

This week is National Public Works Week. It’s a time of celebration and recognition for those who have devoted their careers and creating a higher quality of life for the residents of their communities.

We here at GBA are proud to work with several public works clients on projects that add value, safety and convenience to communities across the Midwest.

Since 1960, the American Public Works Association has sponsored National Public Works Week as a time for the organization’s 28,000 members to “energize and educate the public on the importance of the contribution of public works to their daily lives: planning, building, managing and operating the heart of our local communities.”

The theme plays into public works’ effect on communities, with “building” pointing toward the day-to-day quality of life piece, while “planning” hints at the sustainable nature of the public works mission and the hope of improving future quality of life today.

The week is observed the third full week of May.

Several GBA employees will be attending the Kansas City Metro APWA Chapter’s annual National Public Works Week Luncheon at 11 a.m., May 22^nd at the Overland Park Convention Center.