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Not such a secret anymore: Papillion, Neb.

The Municipal Posted on November 25, 2024 by Janet PattersonNovember 19, 2024
Papillion, Neb., was incorporated in 1870 and has grown incrementally with nearby Omaha, the state’s largest city.

On the southern edge of the Omaha metropolitan area and just a stone’s throw from the Iowa state line sits Papillion, Neb., named one of Money Magazine’s Best Places to live several times in the last 10 years. What makes … Continue reading →

Posted in City Profile | Tagged city profile, november 2024, technology, The Municipal

Holyoke police move records to the cloud

The Municipal Posted on November 16, 2024 by Janet PattersonOctober 31, 2024
The Holyoke Police Department’s new cloud-based records system will enable officers to access data and file reports directly from mobile computers in their vehicles. This system broadens the scope of information they can transmit and receive, surpassing the capabilities of the former local system. (Photos provided by Holyoke, Mass., Police Department)

The use of technology in law enforcement is not just a recent innovation. But the scope and power of its uses have made leaps and bounds since the police radio was introduced in 1933 and radar detectors began catching speeding … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged november 2024, technology, The Municipal

History of Rome comes together in downtown space

The Municipal Posted on October 23, 2024 by Janet PattersonOctober 8, 2024
Among the additions to the West Dominick Street Art Walk, is an three-panel bronze and copper installation recalling the Great Carry, an overland continuation of the Erie Canal which started in Rome. (Photo provided by Rome, N.Y.)

What was once a blighted urban area in Rome, N.Y., is shaping the future with art and innovation. Recalling the history of the Leatherstocking Country made famous by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, planners and residents are blending themes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged October 2024, streets highways & bridges, The Municipal

When it comes to homelessness, Albuquerque has ‘A Better Way Forward’

The Municipal Posted on October 11, 2024 by Janet PattersonOctober 8, 2024
Staff members from Albuquerque’s Health, Housing and Homelessness Department meet with Duke City Ambassadors to outline plans for the new “A Better Way Forward” program that will employ people experiencing homelessness. (Photo provided by Albuquerque, N.M.)

In 2015, Richard J. Berry, who was then mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., decided to help the people who stand by the roadway with “willing to work” signs. His idea was to offer them paid work that would start them on … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged municipal management, October 2024, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

Lake County, Park City, IL., undertakes efforts to reduce flooding

The Municipal Posted on September 17, 2024 by Janet PattersonSeptember 3, 2024
Box Culvert Staging to reduce flooding in Lake County

Park City, IL., is celebrating a long-awaited stormwater project designed to save homes and property in the flood-plagued city north of Chicago. The municipality of about 7,800 residents sits at the headwaters of the 20-mile-long Skokie River in Lake County, … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, Lake County, September 2024, The Municipal

Cape May, N.J.: The nation’s only historic landmark city

The Municipal Posted on September 7, 2024 by Janet PattersonAugust 30, 2024
Cape May, N.J., is populated by iconic, Victorian-style homes. (Photo provided by city of Cape May)

While Cape May, N.J., may have started its reign as a seaside resort more than 200 years ago, it has continued to keep pace with the times and tastes of 21st-century visitors. Situated at the southern tip of New Jersey, … Continue reading →

Posted in City Profile | Tagged city, city profile, September 2024, The Municipal

Memphis Aquifer is the foundation of the city’s water strategy

The Municipal Posted on August 30, 2024 by Janet PattersonAugust 30, 2024

Memphis, Tenn., bears the nickname the “Home of the Blues.” And, while the history of the blues may date back to the early 20th century, the water that comes from the aquifers beneath the second largest city in Tennessee is … Continue reading →

Posted in City / Town Management | Tagged August 2024, memphis, The Municipal, water & energy

Chattanooga, Tennessee, addresses hard-to-recycle items

The Municipal Posted on August 13, 2024 by Janet PattersonAugust 13, 2024
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Chattanooga, Tenn., is adding a fourth R to the eco trio of reduce, reuse and recycle with recovery. That recovery R has been sparked by the Hefty ReNew program that started in October 2022 and is now in its second … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged August 2024, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Jewel Parks lead off Gary, Indiana’s, reinvention

The Municipal Posted on July 7, 2024 by Janet PattersonJuly 3, 2024

LaVetta Sparks-Wade is not just excited about her new job, but about the place where she gets to do it. Sparks-Wade is the newly minted director of parks for the city of Gary, Ind., her “home sweet home,” to quote … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged april 2024, Gary, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

The Town of Silverton, Colorado, looks out for its seniors

The Municipal Posted on June 15, 2024 by Janet PattersonJune 13, 2024
silverton

Every year by mid-January, the residents of Silverton, Colo., have been under several avalanche alerts and faced numerous power failures lasting from a few hours to most of the day. Depending on which side of the mountain they live on, … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, March 2024, Silverton, The Municipal

Lincoln, Nebraska, provides incentive to encourage energy-efficient choices

The Municipal Posted on June 4, 2024 by Janet PattersonJune 4, 2024
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More than 170 households in Lincoln, Neb., expect to save on their heating and cooling costs thanks to the city’s heat pump incentive program, which launched in January. Funded by a pilot incentive in the 2022-24 biennial budget, the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Water & Energy | Tagged energy, june 2024, The Municipal, water & energy

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