Berge selected as director of public works

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Patrick Bergé

The town of Oak Ridge has appointed Patrick Berge as the new director of public works.

Berge, who previously served as director of utilities at Oak Ridge Public Works, has served as interim director of public works since former director Shira McWaters passed away in June.

Berge has overseen all water supply and sanitation operations since 2018, according to a press release. He will now assume all public works operations, including streets, storm water and engineering.

“As the next Director of Public Works, I look forward to continuing Shira’s hard work,” Berge said in the press release. “Public Works has many major projects underway, the most important being the new water treatment plant. “

Among Berge’s many certifications, he is a professional engineer in environmental engineering in Tennessee and Nebraska, according to the press release.

“I was extremely impressed with Patrick Berge as he took the reins of public works and responded professionally to difficult situations,” said Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson. “His leadership has been supported by Public Works employees, and the department looks forward to supporting him during a very busy time on major projects in the town of Oak Ridge. “

Berge previously worked with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality as a Program Specialist and with the City of Lincoln, Nebraska, as an Associate Engineer. He also worked for the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) as an operations engineer, according to the press release.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 2005 and completed his master’s degree in environmental engineering in 2006.

Berge was sworn in at the city council meeting on Monday, September 13.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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