Oldest City in Tennessee host Region 1 TAUD Quarterly Meeting

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | TAUD, Where we will be

Located on historic Boone Street in the heart of Jonesborough, members from Region 1 gathered at the Jonesborough Visitors Center to hear the latest news from the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts. Fred Hicks, General Manager of Bloomingdale Utility District and Region 1 Leader served as host for meeting and program. Region 1 includes Utility Districts from Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington Counties and has held attendance records boasting over 110 attendees back in 2008 for a single meeting. Roger Booher who serves as a Field Circuit Rider for TAUD recorded 82 members for the January 17^th meeting.

 

Serving as sponsor for the program, Vaughn & Melton Inc. provided a power point presentation by Stuart Humphries of EnviroMix and Tom Kazmier of Kazmier & Associates Inc. on mixing technologies and applications for water & wastewater utilities.

 

Members also heard reports from the Johnson City Environmental Field Office on regulatory updates. Also, a brief report from Rural Development on the low interest loan program still available. John Hall of TAUD gave a report on the upcoming training opportunities along with encouraging utilities to attend the upcoming Legislative Rally to be held in Nashville on February 15^th, 16^th and 17^th.  Next Dan Martin of TAUD gave a report on Wastewater regulations that will be put in place over the next few years.

 

Kirk Smith of Next Generation Underwriters Inc. informed members about the upcoming Basic Safety Training opportunities available on June 2^nd. This will take place after the Region 2 meeting to be held in the Knoxville area. Be sure to contact Region 2 Leader Wayne Watson for class availability. Also, Holly Austin of TN811 gave attendees an update on making sure to contact them before digging. New laws have gone into effect before earth can be turned. Underground utilities must be marked or fines  will be leaved against the contractor.

 

At the conclusion of the meeting, lunch was sponsored by Vaughn & Melton and catered by the Firehouse Restaurant

 

We want to thank the Firehouse Restaurant and Fred Hicks along with the Jonesborough Visitor Center for their hospitality. Be sure to check the TAUD website for continuous updates.

 

Kirk Smith
Account Executive
Next Generation Underwriters
615.822.5454
ksmith@nguins.com

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