Baron Swafford

Baron Swafford has retired as the public utility director of Maryville will retire on March 1. Swafford has been at the head of the city’s electric department since 1994 and became head of the city’s water and sewer departments when they and the electric department were combined into the Public Utilities Department in 2010. Swafford has 35 years of service to the city and was instrumental in modernizing and standardizing utility systems and infrastructure in the city, ensuring clean, safe, reliable, and affordable utilities were delivered to residents. The Maryville system oversees nearly 23,000 electric customers and 17,000 water and wastewater customers. In addition to his service to the city, Swafford has served on several United Way of Blount County committees and on the Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association board.