Inside the City of Tumwater Date:
October 10, 2022
To:
Mayor Debbie Sullivan City Councilmembers City Employees
From: John Doan, City Administrator
Staff and volunteers collected donations for the food
PEOPLE
bank totaling 600 pounds of food and $431. They
also distributed 200 water resource bags, 77 dog
waste dispensers, 44 water-saving kits, 21 hose nozzles, and 43 “police your grease” kits.
Thank you to the staff, elected officials, and
Transportation Manager Paves Leadership Path At the fall American Public Works Association
volunteers who made it happen. Thank you to our participant partners, and OBEE Credit Union for sponsoring the shred truck.
Conference (APWA), Mary Heather Ames was
First Falls Fest On the Books
in
celebration of the arts, history, and fish was hosted
presented with the APWA Inclusion Advocate Award recognition
of
her
advocacy
efforts
and
The City’s first Falls Fest was a great success. The
recruitment of women, minorities, and individuals
by the Parks and Recreation Department and our
with disabilities to pursue careers in public works.
partner, the Olympia Tumwater Foundation.
She was also elected to the APWA Board of Directors
Mark Your Calendars
for the Washington Chapter. Congratulations on your achievements, Mary Heather!
EVENTS Here’s the Haul from Clean-Up, Drop-Off Day Our community is cleaner and safer after this annual
event. Tumwater residents drove 375 vehicles thru the City Hall parking lot and dropped off: • •
12,260 pounds of paper for shredding
116 pounds of medication for safe disposal
Here are a few things to put on the calendar: October 20: The Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill is back. Watch for information about our City of
Tumwater Drill. There’s excellent information online
to help you prepare for an earthquake at home. Being prepared to meet the community’s needs after
an emergency depends on us being prepared at home first.
October 26 & 27: The Central Safety Committee and
the Fire Department will host First Aid Training during the Benefits/Safety/Wellness Fair.