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Bucher Municipal: Soaring high to deliver your best street sweeping solution

The Municipal Posted on December 2, 2024 by Matt StarnesNovember 21, 2024

Bottom line, you need the best street sweeper for your street sweeping program. Whether you are a small municipality, regional airport or contractor buying your first street sweeper or if you are a large city, airport or conglomerate buying your … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, Municipal Management, On the cover | Tagged bucher municipal, december 2024, features, municipal management, on the cover, The Municipal

Community Tool Shed is low-cost solution to code compliance violations

The Municipal Posted on November 6, 2024 by Nicholette CarlsonOctober 30, 2024
Electric lawn mowers, weed eaters, shovels, trimmers, rakes and wheelbarrows are just some of the tools available from the Community Tool Shed. A resident simply has to put in a request for the tool, fill out a liability waiver and return the tool cleaned within three days. Pickups and returns are processed at city hall during normal business hours. (Photo provided by city of Cayce, S.C.)

As an innovative way to help residents ensure they stay in the good graces of code enforcement, in 2023 the city of Cayce, S.C., began a Community Tool Shed program. The program allowed residents to borrow tools from the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged municipal management, november 2024, technology, 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

Southwestern Pennsylvania unites efforts to unlock federal funding

The Municipal Posted on September 25, 2024 by Danielle LundSeptember 4, 2024
Southwestern Pennsylvania Municipal Project Hub supports local government and nonprofit leaders.

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Municipal Project Hub, announced in February, is a new regional initiative supporting local government and nonprofit leaders across 10 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania as they attempt to access federal funding. The hub serves the 10-county region of … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged municipal management, September 2024, Southwestern Pennsylvania, The Municipal

Huntsville internship program encourages solution-oriented thinking

The Municipal Posted on August 26, 2024 by Lauren CaggianoAugust 26, 2024
internship

For students, internships in the private sector can offer a glimpse into a potential career path. That’s equally true for government roles, though the experience often looks a bit different. Huntsville, Ala., has a successful internship model that other cities … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged August 2024, internship, municipal management, The Municipal

Reflections on the total eclipse in Russellville, Ark.

The Municipal Posted on July 18, 2024 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxJuly 18, 2024
total eclipse

We all heard so much about the total eclipse this year, and for good reason. While not the only eclipse we would see in 2024, it was a major event, with totality (defined as being ‘the whole of something’) predicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged July 2024, municipal management, The Municipal, total eclipse

Tax incentive program rehabs coastal city of Wildwood, New Jersey

The Municipal Posted on June 28, 2024 by Julie YoungJune 28, 2024
House being build in Wildwood, New Jersey

In March 2022, the city of Wildwood, N.J.’s, Board of Commissioners voted to continue a popular tax incentive program designed to encourage development and home improvements throughout the coastal community. It is a program that began in 2015 and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged May 2024, municipal management, tax, The Municipal

Michigan’s 16/50 program empowers women in local government

The Municipal Posted on June 23, 2024 by Danielle LundJune 21, 2024
Michigan's 16/50 program

The 16/50 program was developed in 2018 to support women in local government, with the goals of supporting them throughout the interview and hiring processes and developing their understanding of the inner workings of local government. Now, looking back at … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged april 2024, municipal management, The Municipal, women

What to do about the deer? Cities manage overpopulated species

The Municipal Posted on May 22, 2024 by Jennifer BartonMay 22, 2024
overpopulate

With cities and farms taking over what used to be woods and wild lands, most of the deer’s natural enemies have disappeared or retreated to areas more hospitable to their needs. Modern man is one of the few predators left … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged May 2024, municipal management, overpopulated, The Municipal

Charleston, W.Va., inspires new construction with incentives

The Municipal Posted on April 30, 2024 by The MunicipalApril 26, 2024
construction

Charleston, W.Va.’s, new home construction program is really a no-brainer: Any builder that constructs a new, single-family house of less than $300,000 total cost, within the city limits, by Nov. 1, 2024, is eligible to receive $35,000 from the Charleston … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged april 2024, construction, municipal management, The Municipal

Candy Land Christmas draws crowds

The Municipal Posted on April 15, 2024 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxApril 15, 2024
Christmas

“Candy Land” refers to the board game many people played as children. But in Johnson City, Tenn., Candy Land Christmas signals a magical time when local businesses purchase and decorate Christmas trees for the delight of everyone who sees them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged christmas, december 2023, municipal management, The Municipal

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