Dear APWA Mid Atlantic Chapter Members and Friends:

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and is having a productive and safe start to the New Year so far. Our Chapter was busy to finish 2025 and will be busy again in 2026 with many events planned for the year.



On November 12-13, 2025, the Mid Atlantic Chapter Board of Directors held the fall Chapter business meeting and a strategic planning session to benefit the Mid Atlantic Chapter leaders and members. This event was held in Harrisonburg, VA. On December 3, 2025, as an Advisory Board member, I attended the WV LTAP Board Meeting in Morgantown, WV. This meeting was also attended by APWA Mid Atlantic Chapter members Damien Davis, the City Engineer for Morgantown, WV, Kim Carr and Andrew Morgan, staff members for WV LTAP. We discussed many topics such as public works, transportation, workforce development and other hot topics throughout the State of West Virginia. This meeting adjourned after the business meeting and a tour of the WVU Personal Rapid Transit System. 

There are several upcoming events that our Chapter will be attending and sponsoring. The first is the inaugural APWA Region III Equipment ROADEO on March 19-20, 2026, in Knoxville, TN. There will be twenty participants from the 5 Region III Chapters. This is a new event that will be very popular in the years to come.  

Another upcoming event that our Chapter is a sponsor for is the WV Construction and Design Expo in Charleston, WV on March 25-26. 2026. This is a very popular event that will draw 3000-5000 attendees from West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. I will be presenting again this year with one of our Chapter Directors, Julian Brooks.

The next session of the Mid Atlantic Public Works Institute will be held March 24-26, 2026, at the Virginia Crossings. If you have future leaders or need training for employees in your organization, this is a great professional development opportunity. More information can be found here.

Finally, our APWA Mid Atlantic Chapter Conference will be held in Ocean City, MD from May 13 to 15, 2026. Abstracts for presentations are still being accepted, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. 

For more information, click the link here:

2026 WRX Conference – APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter

As you can see the Mid Atlantic Chapter has many ways to stay engaged and to get involved and if you have the time to serve, we have vacancies on several Chapter committees:

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, you can contact me at my email below.

I hope everyone stays safe and remember, there are only 16 days until Spring!

Jeff

RVA Activities Committee Hosts Hard Hat Tour at CarMax Park

Catie McCarthy & Deana Williams, APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter - RVA Activities Committee

On December 18th, 2025, the RVA Activities Committee hosted a hard hat tour at the under-construction CarMax Park in Richmond. This park will be the new home of Minor League Baseball’s Richmond Flying Squirrels come April. It was a popular event with over 30 people in attendance. Proper PPE (hard hats, safety vests, etc.) was distributed to everyone before the tour began to ensure everyone’s safety.

The tour was led by both Nick Cooper with LaBella Associates and Patrick Albright with Gilbane Building Company. They guided the group around certain areas of the park and gave a detailed history of what’s taken place since breaking ground. At the time of the tour, sod had been installed on the field, seats were being installed in the stands, and the luxury boxes were under way.

The tour was followed by a YP Social at Parlay Bar & Lounge in Scott’s Addition where there was excited talk about the new stadium over food and drink. The event was extremely fun and successful, and we are all looking forward to attending a game in

the 2026 season!

Photo credit: Deana Williams

Photo credit: Terrell Hughes

Tradepoint Atlantic Tour

Tour the Tradepoint Atlantic facility, a 3,300-acre global logistics center, featuring an unmatched combination of access to deepwater berths, rail, and highways.

April 24th @ 1:30pm

6995 Bethlehem Blvd, Suite 100

Baltimore, MD 21219

Cost: $30

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APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) course 

April 21 - April 23, 2026

Emmitsburg, MD. 

FEMA’s National Emergency Training Center (NETC) will host the course. 

MD State Highway Conference is April 12, 2026. 

Keep an eye out for the discussion panels with contractors, consultants, and trainers.

APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter News

New Past Presidents Committee! APWA recommends continued involvement of Chapter Past Presidents for continuity and knowledge retention. We're starting ours in 2026. If you are a Past President, join us!

Chapter Strategic Plan Updated. Find the revised plan here.

Chapter Awards Announced! We received many great nominations for individual and project awards this year! You can read about the award winners here.

APWA - New Resources

Evaluation of Free Climate Risk Analysis Tools

Report available here 

The New Cost of Doing Business

First Street has put out their 16th global risk assessment on how climate risk impacts operations, earnings, and enterprise value. Report and interactive website available here 

How cities are using AI in 2026

Smart Cities Dive provides a great summary of AI applications across the country for all types of planning and zoning uses, transportation decision-making, climate change analytics, cybersecurity, and more.

Report available here

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