The Brookhaven City Council recently recognized outgoing Public Works Director Richard Meehan with a framed proclamation.

From left are City Councilmembers Linley Jones and John Park, former city Public Works director Richard Meehan, Mayor John Ernst, and Councilmembers Joe Gebbia and Bates Mattison. (City of Brookhaven)

Meehan and Lowes Engineers have been with Brookhaven since the city’s founding. He will remain with Lowe and will be available for consultations.

On April 3 Lowe hired a new public works director for the city, Hari Karikaran, who comes to Brookhaven from DeKalb County.

Dyana Bagby is a staff writer for Reporter Newspapers and Atlanta Intown.