LAKE HAVASU CITY

2330 McCulloch Blvd. North

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403-5947

www.lhcaz.gov

Charlie Cassens

Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs

Office – (928) 854-4212 Cell – (928) 486-8879 Fax – (928) 680-4892

May 16, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Public works employees honored with special week

In accordance with a proclamation originally signed by President John F. Kennedy, those professionals who provide and maintain public facilities and services will be honored during National Public Works Week, which begins Sunday, May 20. The theme for this year is, “Public Works: Moving Life Forward.”

Lake Havasu City Public Works Director Kevin Murphy said, "We value our community and the role Public Works professionals play in keeping it safe and functioning smoothly. Those professionals include the dedicated men and women who manage water, sewer, streets, vehicle maintenance, engineering, and public buildings."

Local activities scheduled for National Public Works Week includes an equipment show-and-tell that will take place at Starline Elementary School on May 16 and at Jamaica Elementary School on May 22, with representatives from the Public Works Department explaining the function of each piece of equipment. A public display is in place at the Library until the end of May and the public is invited to sign up for a free bus tour of key Public Works facilities in the community to take place on Monday, May 21. Call Dory Carroll 855-0336. The Public Works Maintenance Facility at 900 London Bridge Road will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 24.

For more information, contact Mark Clark, Assistant Public Works Director - Operations, at 855-0336.

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Photocut: Lake Havasu City Mayor Mark Nexsen and Public Works Director Kevin Murphy and the proclamation recognizing May 20 through 26 as National Public Works Week in Lake Havasu City