Welcome to the website for the Lake County Branch of the Chicago Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association. We hope that you can use this section of the Branch’s website as a useful tool to help you find out more about our worthwhile organization. The Lake Branch serves Public Works professionals in Lake County, Illinois, by promoting professional excellence and public awareness through education and advocacy and by hosting many events throughout the year.

Through monthly meetings, regular educational seminars, and even a few networking events, such as our summer golf outing, our members have the opportunity to get together to share information and discuss issues and trends that are relevant to our industry. We encourage you to attend any of the events that interest you, even if you are not yet a member. Join us to discover the benefits of APWA and to become more involved in the Lake County Public Works Professional Community.

We encourage you to serve on a committee, run for the Board, or help plan events within our group – one we like to call “the best damn branch in the nation”.

Lake Branch Directors:

Al Giertych, Lake County DOT (2012-2013)

Frank Tripicchio, CBBEL (2013-2014)

Refer to the 2013 Calendar of Events at the bottom of this page for information regarding regularly scheduled Lake Branch meetings

Lake Branch Seminar

Lake Branch Education Session - "Accessible Public Rights of Way:  Planning and Designing (PROWAG)" - Feb. 25, 2013
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 West Winchest Road, Libertyville, IL 60048

Please join us for a seminar on Accessible Public Rights of Way:  Planning and Designing (PROWAG) -

APWA Lake Branch is pleased to present a seminar which covers not only the proper design of these accessible features, but a perspective from State and Federal sources on your responsibility as a municipality and an engineer to ensure these facilities are accessible to all civilians.

Register today at: HTTP://CHICAGO.APWA.NET/EVENTS/10830/

Lake Branch Seminar

Lake Branch Education Session - "Tree Maintenance & Urban Forestry" - Mar. 28, 2013

Location: Village of Round Lake, IL

Please join us for an education session on Tree Maintenance & Urban Forestry - More information to come soon regarding this education session.

2013 Lake Branch Scholarship

The Lake Branch of the American Public Works Association is sponsoring a scholarship program for candidates pursuing a degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, or public works management. Eligibility criteria for these scholarships are described in the introduction letter (link below). The program is open to part time and full time undergraduate and graduate level students that are seeking a degree and attending school in Fall 2013 or Spring 2014.  Applications are due on or before April 2, 2013.

Lake Branch Scholarship Introduction Letter
Full Time Student Scholarship Application
Part Time Student Scholarship Application

Contact Tony Wolff, P.E., CFM at 773-355-2961 or twolff@ciorba.com for more information.

2013 Lake Branch Golf Outing 

Dust off those golf clubs, the 2013 Lake Branch Golf Outing date has been set!!! The outing will be held this year at Prairie Isle Golf Club in beautiful Prairie Grove, Illinois.  Plan on joining us for a fun-filled day of golf.

Where: 
Prairie Isle Golf Club
2216 Route 176
Prairie Grove, IL 60012
815-356-0202

When:
July 19, 2013

Click here or more information, contact Steve Cieslica, P.E.
at (815) 728-0068 or s.cieslica@taiengr.com

2013 APWA Lake Branch Officers

President

Scott Drabicki

Village of Gurnee

(847) 599-7582

ScottD@village.gurnee.il.us

Vice President

Marty Wittrock

Village of Libertyville

(847) 918-2070

mwittrock@libertyville.com

Treasurer

Scott Pippen

Village of Lincolnshire

(847) 913-2382

spippe@village.lincolnshire.il.us

Secretary

Josh Wheeler

City of North Chicago

(847) 596-8691

joswhe@northchicago.org

2013 Calendar of Events