Excellence in Municipal Government Award

City of Chamberlain’s Powell Receives Excellence in Municipal Government Award

Greg Powell, recently retired City Engineer of Chamberlain, was named the recipient of the prestigious Excellence in South Dakota Municipal Government Award.

The award is presented by the South Dakota Municipal League each year to a municipal employee or elected official who has made significant contributions to their municipality and community. Powell was selected from many quality nominations received for the award.

Though Powell’s offi cial title was City Engineer, he has overseen hundreds of projects in his over 25 years of service, including a new wastewater treatment facility, new developments and housing, bringing businesses such as a pharmacy, a restaurant, and retail shopping to town, and new and improved streets and recreational facilities. He has been responsible for implementing

GREG POWELL (front center, with cowboy hat) poses with staff from the City of Chamberlain after receiving the Excellence in South Dakota Municipal Government Award last month.

campground improvements, and for working with FEMA over two fl oods in eight years.

“An engineer by trade, and a farmer by heart,” said SDML Past President Steve Allender, “Greg has kept up involvement in both fi elds, spending his scant free time with a herd of beef cattle and fi elds of soybeans.” Powell, who retired this summer, was nominated by the City of Chamberlain in appreciation for his many contributions to the betterment of the city.

The award was presented to Powell last month as part of the South Dakota Municipal League Annual Conference, held Oct. 4-7 in Watertown. ■