Click to view the proclamation declaring May 15-21, 2022 as “National Public Works Week”.
National Public Works week is observed each year during the third full week of May. National Public Works Week is a celebration of the tens of thousands of employees in North America who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as public works. The week seeks to raise the public’s awareness of public works employees who are dedicated to improving the quality of life for present and future generations.
Special highlights of National Public Works Week include a United States Senate resolution affirming the first National Public Works Week in 1960, letters of acknowledgment from Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson, and a Presidential Proclamation signed by John F. Kennedy in 1962.
American Public Works Association announced the theme “Ready & Resilient” for the 2022 National Public Works Week poster. Public Works employees are always READY to serve their communities and RESILIENT as ever in their abilities to pick themselves up off the ground after encountering challenges. The “Ready & Resilient” theme highlights the ability of these employees to perform regular public works duties and be ready at a moment’s notice to react as first responders during natural disasters and overcome trials seen in the field.
Public Works employees help keep our community strong by providing an infrastructure of services in transportation, water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment, public buildings and spaces, parks and grounds, emergency management and first response, and right-of-way management. They are what makes our community a great place to live and work. So join us in celebrating our Public Works Department employees!
