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| As a follow-up to our December 11th email for ARBA & Alabama AGC announce partnership with Alabama 811, Alabama 811 is hosting Area Damage Prevention Meetings during the 1st Quarter of 2025 as outlined below. Registration links are included. Please note these are separate meetings hosted by Alabama 811 focusing on coordination, dealing with local issues, and opening up lines of communication along with some training, from our proposed partnership meetings. As we all know, communication is key, and these are additional opportunities for you and your operations staff to develop relationships with utility entities. 1st Quarter Alabama 811 Hosts Area Damage Prevention Meetings We’d like to again invite you to attend one of the following area underground utility coordination and damage prevention meetings being held in your areas. We are going to continue to meet quarterly and establish these meetings with the intent of helping coordinate damage prevention efforts and give you the opportunity to help get any local issues resolved. Communication is the key in many scenarios, and these meetings are a key piece in the communication process and will help to build and foster relationships. I would like to invite you to give it a try and take this opportunity to get involved. We have had success in helping to resolve issues and also provide additional training at each meeting. As always, the Alabama 811 staff will provide a brief recap of the previous quarter, and the open the floor up for discussion. We are likely going to begin to also incorporate a short training/overview at each meeting and address items such as white lining, positive response, possibly a locator q&a, etc. Our formal purpose To foster communication and relationships among stakeholders in a round-table type forum by discussing upcoming projects, providing the most up-to-date damage prevention information, and addressing any concerns and areas for improvement. Who should attend? Utilities, Excavators/Contractors, Line Locators, State and County Transportation, Engineers, Municipalities, Surveyors, and other related groups involved in activities around underground utilities. **Meal sponsorships are not a necessity but are always welcome. Reach out to us if interested. _________________ Jefferson County Area January 23rd | Time 8:30am Location: Trussville Civic Center, 5381 Trussville Clay Road Trussville, AL Breakfast will be provided. _________________ Shelby County Area January 23rd | Time 11am Location: Alabaster Water 200 Kent Stone Blvd Alabaster, AL 35007 _________________ Mobile Area January 28th | Time 8:30am Location: Mobile Area Water and Sewer System 4725 Moffett Rd Mobile, AL 36618 Breakfast Provided _________________ Limestone, Madison, Morgan Area January 28th | Time 11am Location: Greenbrier Restaurant 27028 Old Hwy 20 Madison, AL 35756 _________________ Tuscaloosa Area January 30th | Time 11am Location: Northport Civic Center Meeting Room 3500 McFarland Blvd Northport, AL 35476 _________________ Baldwin Area January 30th | Time 8:30am Location: Daphne Utilities 8301 Well Rd Daphne, AL 36526 Daphne Utilities will provide breakfast. _________________ Dothan Area February 4th | Time 12pm Location: City of Dothan Utilities 200 Kilgore Dr Dothan, AL 36301 Dothan Utilities will provide lunch. _________________ Montgomery Area February 6th | Time 8am No Breakfast Sponsor Location: Montgomery Water Works 2000 Interstate Park Dr Montgomery, AL 36109 _________________ Auburn Area February 6th | Time 11am Location: Auburn Hubert and Grace Harris Center-Activity Room 425 Perry St. Auburn, AL 36830 Auburn Public Works will provide lunch. RSVP by clicking HERE or Scan the QR Code  McKay Lyvers Damage Prevention Manager Alabama 811 As a reminder for our members, the Alabama 811 website link is below as well as all a link with their contact info. McKay’s team includes: Kim Covan, Kara Jones, and Jeff Bice https://al811.com/ https://al811.com/about/ |
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