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Holyoke navigates recycling challenges

The Municipal Posted on August 17, 2023 by Janet PattersonAugust 17, 2023
recycling

When Carl Rossi started his new job in January 2023 as director of public works in Holyoke, Mass., one of his tasks was to reboot the city’s recycling program. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Holyoke, a city of 38,000 on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2023, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Meetings move toward hybridization

The Municipal Posted on November 3, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
hybridization

While the COVID-19 pandemic brought some aspects of life to a halt, it caused others to pivot and go in a new direction. Technology in municipal governments might be at the top of some of those pivot lists. While cities … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged hybridization, november 2021, technology, The Municipal

Parks departments face summer staffing during a time of shortage

The Municipal Posted on October 8, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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The summer of 2021 proved to be a struggle for seasonal staffing for businesses and city operations alike around the country. Cities as large as Denver reduced the number of flower beds in parks and the frequency of trash pickups … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged october 2021, parks & environmental services, staffing, The Municipal

Two communities revise emergency plans

The Municipal Posted on September 3, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
emergency

If four fires and a flood in four years were not enough, add in a global pandemic, and it all could make a city want to revise its emergency action plan. That’s exactly what motivated the city of Cloverdale, Calif., … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, emergency, september 2021, The Municipal

Starkville launches custom recycling program

The Municipal Posted on August 7, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
recycling

Municipal recycling programs have had a tough time lately. Markets like China and Malaysia, where recyclables were being sent, found that their own citizenries were generating enough recycled material to satisfy their expanding manufacturing economy. The cost of recycling was … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2021, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Denison, Iowa plans for the future

The Municipal Posted on July 29, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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The city administration of Denison, Iowa, found itself in a bit of a dilemma last year when two key employees of the public works department decided to retire within a short time of each other. The announcements got City Manager … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged denison, july 2021, public works, The Municipal

Provo, Utah prepares for future water needs

The Municipal Posted on July 27, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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When it comes to water, rainfall and snowfall can seem like a feast or famine commodity. Right now, it’s definitely famine in the western United States. In March 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that nearly half the … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2021, public works, The Municipal, water

Bay City’s airport is key to furthering tourism-based economy

The Municipal Posted on May 12, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
airport

Keeping a city alive and well when the economy makes a major shift requires generous touches of both creativity and courage.           So, when Bay City, Mich., began the shift from an industrial economy to a tourism-based economy, city officials … Continue reading →

Posted in Building & Construction | Tagged airport, building & construction, may 2021, The Municipal

Partnerships become key when serving an amusement park

The Municipal Posted on April 17, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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When a person thinks about the local fire department, images of fighting building or brush fires, rescuing victims from a rushing river or educating school children about fire safety often come to mind.           But in a municipality where there … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged amusement park, april 2020, public safety, The Municipal

Refurbishments add new life to vehicles, ease municipal budgets

The Municipal Posted on March 13, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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When the newly hired California City police chief arrived in town, he realized he had three goals to achieve.           The goals were aimed at “making this a good place to work,” Jon Walker, a retired Los Angeles police officer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet Service & Management | Tagged fleet service & management, The Municipal, vehicles

Cities adopt COOPs to navigate choppy waters

The Municipal Posted on January 5, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
coops

In January 2020, few people had heard of the disease that started to make the news channels. But, with the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, government agencies and businesses were forced to begin thinking about what they would do if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance and Operations | Tagged coops, january 2021, maintenance & operations, The Municipal

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