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Top Ten Best City Zoos

The Municipal Posted on October 21, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

There are dozens of travel blogs out there touting where the best this and the best that are to visit, especially for readers who are planning a vacation. Zoos are one of the top medium-range travel destinations for families, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten | Tagged top ten zoos

New & Notes

The Municipal Posted on October 21, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Dublin adds CNG snow plows to fleet Dublin, Ohio — The city of Dublin recently received its first four CNG-powered Freightliner Snow Plows. “These units will bring the total number of CNG Vehicles to 63,” said Darryl Syler, fleet manager. … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Notes

Awwwwww shucks

The Municipal Posted on October 21, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Mr. and Mrs. Oyster wave to the crowd during the Oyster Festival parade, one of two parades that take place during the two-day Urbanna Oyster Festival. With 160 entries, the oyster parade is the larger of the two. (Photo provided)

Every year in early November, Urbanna, Va., hosts a weekend oyster festival, which yields state — and oft en national — shucking champions, draws beauty queens and their courts from all over Virginia and attracts 50,000 to 75,000 visitors from … Continue reading →

Posted in Fabulous Festivals

Choosing the right safety sign: A/C vs. solar power

The Municipal Posted on October 20, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Radar speed check signs have become popular devices for slowing traffic and increasing worker safety. Thanks to new technologies, these signs have become more effective and easier to deploy than ever before. For instance, improvements in sign designs that make … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged speed limit

Rapid intervention for the understaffed company

The Municipal Posted on October 16, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Usually understaffed departments don’t have enough firefighters to form a second, replacement RIT right away when a firefighter goes down, so they should start searching as close as possible to their current location. The faster he is located, the more air supply the team will have to remove him.

Because failure is not an option By DAVE TOPCZYNSKI | Firefighter, Newport News, Va.  The size up Size ups are used to gather information before a mayday occurs, to help us stay ahead of the game. Conducting a good size … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters

Aladtec Attends 65th Annual Illinois Fire Chiefs Conference

The Municipal Posted on October 12, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

The premier professional development gathering for fire personnel in Illinois takes place this week. October 9, 2015 – Peoria, Illinois – For the past 23 years Illinois Fire Chiefs Conference has taken place in Peoria and once again this year … Continue reading →

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Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation

The Municipal Posted on October 6, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
carmel clay parks and rec

The Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation Department in Carmel, Ind., has enjoyed the fruits of a successful marketing plan. According to Lindsay Labas, marketing director, part of that success has to do with the department’s company culture and core values. … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged Carmel Clay Parks

Why not supplement a fleet with tractors?

The Municipal Posted on October 5, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
HLA snow

HLA Snow was created as part of the HLA Attachments line of products a little over 20 years ago. Working in dirt and other materials, HLA always knew that tractors and industrial equipment are very capable machines that people use … Continue reading →

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Of parks and firefighting

The Municipal Posted on October 5, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

Fall is well underway and winter’s on the doorstep, so maybe now really is the best time for parks and recreation departments to reflect on what worked and what didn’t this year, and to plot out how to bring those … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged firefighting, parks

New High-Efficiency 50 H.P. Aerator Outperforms Most Larger (75 H.P.) Units

The Municipal Posted on October 1, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

A powerful new high-efficiency aerator, designed to provide maximum aeration while using only a fraction of the energy required by other models, has been introduced by Airmaster Aerator of DeRidder, Louisiana. The new aerator — the 50 H.P. Turbo X-Treme … Continue reading →

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APWA and 82 Organizations Urge House Passage of Long Term Transportation Reauthorization

The Municipal Posted on September 25, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. –The American Public Works Association (APWA) joined 82 key organizations from every sector of the U.S. economy in an undersigned letter urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a long term reauthorization of the federal surface transportation … Continue reading →

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