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Home→Author Marguerite Duffy

Author Archives: Marguerite Duffy

A grand public works success: Tennessee’s Dale Hollow Dam

The Municipal Posted on July 26, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyJune 30, 2020

Seventy years of flood control, hydroelectric power generation, providing clean water for local communities and maintaining a recreational/wildlife area that draws nature lovers from multiple states qualifies Tennessee’s Dale Hollow Dam as the timeless ideal of America’s dam building legacy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged area, construction, dale, dam, hollow, lake, power, water | Leave a reply

Water reuse: Treating wastewater for useful purposes

The Municipal Posted on July 3, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 16, 2012
Water treatment plants across the U.S. are developing new technologies for water reuse

Recycled wastewater satisfies a number of demands. Many urban and agricultural areas employ nonpotable, or nondrinking, water reuse projects that meet residents’ and businesses’ demand for water. Reclaimed water use, on a volume basis, is growing at an estimated 15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling, Wastewater Management | Tagged drinking, protection, reuse, systems, treatment, wastewater, water | 1 Reply

Cultural and cost-efficient: Preserving county treasures

The Municipal Posted on June 29, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 16, 2012

By MARGUERITE DUFFY AND MICHELLE SOKOL The Municipal County courthouses are the foundation of a community. They provide order in the midst of development and lay down the law of the land. Their place of honor as one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Preservation | Tagged board, county, courthouse, energy, genesee, original, renovation | Leave a reply

Grow lights keep Lambeau Field ‘green’

The Municipal Posted on June 15, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 16, 2012
LAMBEAU FIELD — Home of the Green Bay Packers

Lawns in northern cities have to do more in a shorter growing season. That’s an unacceptable restriction for a lawn that roots for the Green Bay Packers. Lambeau Field celebrates its 55th year of Packers football in 2012. The team … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged bay, field, grass, green, johnson, lighting, lights, packers | 3 Replies

Military man turned mayor makes Indy a ‘livable city’

The Municipal Posted on June 3, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 16, 2012
Mayor Greg Ballard of Indianapolis was elected the 48th mayor of Indianapolis on Nov. 6, 2007. He was elected to a second term in November 2011.

BY MARGUERITE DUFFY The Municipal Mayor Greg Ballard understands public service and doing the right thing. Before becoming mayor of Indianapolis he spent the majority of his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a lieutenant colonel after 23 … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged ballard, city, city’s, indianapolis, mayor, project, service, super bowl | Leave a reply

Traffic management in Selmer, TN: Intersection cameras in a small town

The Municipal Posted on May 28, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 16, 2012

In a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, the Traffic Safety Facts 2008 Report, more than 2.3 million intersection-related crashes, resulting in more than 7,770 fatalities and about 733,000 injuries, were reported in 2008. The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety … Continue reading →

Posted in Police | Tagged cameras, drivers, intersections, police, traffic, vehicles | 31 Replies

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