PWX 2019

Richard Hardy
Public Works Director
City of Valdosta, GA


Richard L. (Rick) Hardy has served as the Director of Public Works for the City of Valdosta, Georgia since September 2014. He directly oversees nine divisions which include Commercial and Residential Sanitation, Recycling Collection and Distribution, Right-of-Way Maintenance, Sunset Hills Cemetery, Mathis City Auditorium, Fleet Maintenance, Facilities and Ground Maintenance and the Roll-Off Division. Hardy currently serves as a member for APWA Small Cities and Rural Communities (SC/RC) Committee and is an active member of Georgia’s APWA Southwest Branch. Hardy is a former APWA President for Georgia’s Southwest Branch. He is a 33-year Department of Defense Veteran and a retired Chief Master Sergeant (CMSGT) of the United States Air Force (USAF).

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