A sweeping solution to clean any environment
We like to listen and learn about your street sweeping program challenges. When you speak with me or any of our product specialists or sales representatives, our first question is, “What do you sweep 80% of the time?” Why is … More from our cover sponsor →
Weightlifter
Perfect for landscaping, the Weightlifter makes all your heavy lifting easier. With the push of a single button you can remove stubborn tree stumps or unload a pallet of sod. The Weightlifter also leaves your truck bed accessible. Alexander Screw … Continue reading →
Venedocia, Ohio: Small village, big web page
By VICKIE MAYER The Municipal Venedocia’s official website proclaims the village to be the smallest in Ohio to have its own web page. The site sprang to life in 1996 and, at that time, did establish the municipality as the … Continue reading →
LISY 3 Lateral Launch System
The new LISY 3 Lateral Launch Inspection Robot reduces the cost of the complete mainline and lateral system. Now users simply add a LISY 3 Lateral Launching camera system attachment to an existing mainline crawler, reducing the need for redundant … Continue reading →
Get them wet: Providing water-related summer programming
With the last school bell of summer come the hordes of diversion seekers and the oppressive heat and humidity that sooner or later — sometimes both —drives them to water. Streams, pools, splash pads, even fire hydrants and lakes explode … Continue reading →
Mobile Power Unit
The Team Fenex Mobile Power Unit is built to handle the daily hostile environment of underground utility work. It is designed to provide tools for mobile power distribution, fresh air ventilation, heated air and compressed air systems for efficient use … Continue reading →
May 2012 Product Spotlights
Place your company in the spotlight by advertising in The Municipal. The Municipal – Product & Equipment Magazine for America’s Municipalities: Every Issue Online Sign up to receive the magazine at your office Interactive advertiser map with links Circulation map … Continue reading →
Indiana sheriff aggregates tools of the trade
Iron claws & Oregon boots Porter County, Ind. Sheriff David Lain refers to his historical collection of law enforcement equipment as “my old police stuff.” But said another way, it’s a private, carefully-researched, 200-year retrospective of police memorabilia. Lain owns … Continue reading →
Maximizing disaster response, FEMA integration in Missouri
Regional, inter-county cooperation maximizes emergency management funding and resources in the southwest Missouri region. When ice storms or tornadoes threaten the eastern Missouri lowlands, Greene County responds from a central office in the city of Springfield. But that city is … Continue reading →
Playtime, special events offices make free, fun events happen in ‘the Lou’
Summer is so close that kids can probably taste it. Once those final report cards are handed out, the starting gun goes off in young minds across the country. In St. Louis, Mo., 67,000 young people will sprint to sports … Continue reading →
Editor’s Note: Communication = participation in recreational programming
Editor’s Note: What is it you want to know, and where do you go to find the answer? When you want to know what other cities are doing to make funds go farther or to solve personnel problems, or what … Continue reading →
April 2012 Product Spotlights
Place your company in the spotlight by advertising in The Municipal. The Municipal – Product & Equipment Magazine for America’s Municipalities: Every Issue Online Sign up to receive the magazine at your office Interactive advertiser map with links Circulation … Continue reading →
Nation’s first zero-energy, carbon neutral, multifamily community opens its doors
The first zero-energy, carbon neutral, multifamily community in the U.S. is now open, demonstrating that cutting-edge environmental building technologies are not only possible, but also scalable for mainstream housing production. Located in Issaquah, Wash., Zhome’s 10 townhomes use zero net … Continue reading →
Anywhere, Anytime: Aircraft fire and rescue emergencies
The Federal Aviation Administration requires all Part 139 airports, both municipal and private, to provide aircraft rescue and firefighting services. Those services are handled by the airport authority in larger cities, but smaller cities often rely on the local fire … Continue reading →
Public, private, partnership or consolidation? Wastewater management options
Demographics are a moving target. And with municipal revenues struggling more than ever to meet their residents’ needs, one option that’s on the table is the privatization of wastewater facilities. Michael Healey, chairman of the Water Resources Management Committee for … Continue reading →
Fire call: Interagency cooperation and risk reduction
Some of the dangers of firefighting are obvious. But others are invisible until the very last, deadly moment. Training Officer Jerry Knapp of the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, N.Y., is taking the opportunity of a recent accident … Continue reading →
The roles of intuition, history and technology in emergency preparedness
Expect the unexpected. That’s the mantra of emergency planners and responders. It’s one of the guiding principles of their professions. Sometimes, though, we get a clue about what might be in the pipeline from incidents that can guide us in … Continue reading →
Sharpening the tool: Work truck specifications
Quality truck fleet vehicles that are efficient, cost-effective and perfect for the job are available for the asking. What surprises Robert Johnson, director of fleet operations for the National Truck Equipment Association, is how many fleet managers don’t know how … Continue reading →
NTEA Truck Show rolls into the Indiana Convention Center
About 10,000 people attended what’s billed as North America’s largest work truck event, on March 6 through March 8 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capital Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The National Truck Equipment Association’s annual gathering is the time … Continue reading →
