At the annual American Public Works Association Georgia Chapter (APWA-Ga) Conference, Roderick Bell, a Parks & Beautification Department Crew Leader, was recognized for winning the statewide street sweeper competition.
 
The competition was held in Perry, GA at the annual Public Works Equipment Show, and included an obstacle course to sweep around to imitate curbs, gutters…the everyday conditions in which they would have to work. The competition is timed, and points are deducted for hitting the obstacles.
 
“It’s great to have this level of skill in our departments serving the community,” says Public Works Director Marvin Land. “Our crews in all the departments work hard day in and day out to clean up and maintain the county, and they deserve to be recognized.”
 
With just three street sweepers, the Macon-Bibb Parks & Beautification Department picked up 491.84 tons – or 983,680 pounds – of dirt, trash, and debris off of our roads in FY2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018). A single street sweeper can collect about 3.6 yards of material on a single run, and each sweeper can get about three collection runs per day, for a total of nine per day. The weight of the 3.6 yards varies depending on what is collected, but a good average is about 3,000 pounds per load.
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Richard Bullock, Streets Supervisor for Macon-Bibb County’s Public Works Department, has been named Supervisor of the Year by the American Public Works Association’s Georgia Chapter. He was recognized at the Jekyll Island Convention Center in July 11 at the organization’s annual conference.
As Macon-Bibb’s Street Supervisor, Bullock is the supervisor for all special projects, sewer vacs, pothole repair, and dirt road maintenance. He has 35 years of experience in Public Works, beginning with the City of Macon’s Public Works Department in 1984 as a Service Worker and since served as a Backhoe Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Crew Leader, and now as Street Supervisor.

“Richard in a great asset to our department and community. He’s very dependable and knowledgeable in our field, meaning the projects he leads are precise and are held to a higher standard,” says Public Works Director Marvin Land. “It’s an honor and pleasure to have someone with his work ethic in our department and who has given so much to making our community a better place to live through his work and leadership.”