In this public works edition of The Municipal, we have several pieces of good news to share. Foremost among them is that the APWA annual conference is nearly here again: that chance to get a handle on what’s coming down … Continue reading →
Galion-Godwin Truck Body Company in Winesburg, Ohio is excited to announce that manufacturing operations will soon increase in size by 26,000 square feet. The company is building a stand alone manufacturing facility to house their entire stainless dump body manufacturing … Continue reading →
Summertime in the park sings of sun-dappled trees, picnics on the green, bright rivers, playgrounds, concerts, trails and school’s-out exhilaration. Prior to National Parks and Recreation Month this July, the powers that be from the National Recreation and Park Association, … Continue reading →
Combining education with the thrill of drag racing, police officers and other emergency personnel are curbing illegal street racing by bringing racers to the track. The goal of one organization called Beat the Heat is to educate young people about … Continue reading →
Tax incremental financing is sometimes hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread. Other times it’s denounced as a poison pill for local government budgets. TIF, a taxing method to entice urban redevelopment, was invented by the California legislature in … Continue reading →
GOSHEN, IN — A new lightweight side wall design from Supreme Industries will allow fleet operators and other delivery truck owners to increase their payload capacity, decreasing their overall operating costs per load. FiberPanel™ HC, the truck body side wall … Continue reading →
“With the new day comes new strengths and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Public building projects include so many different types of construction, including infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, ports, sidewalks, pipelines and public squares. No one who’s seen … Continue reading →
KNOX ROSS | Guest columnist Mayor, Pelahatchie, Miss. Pelahatchie, Miss., a small town of 1,500 located in the Jackson urbanized area, faces a situation that many other small towns on the periphery of the urban growth pattern face: that is, … Continue reading →
Founded in 1562, Port Royal, S.C., is believed by some scholars to be the origin of European settlement in the New World. The Spanish first landed in the area around 1514. While the town does not have a continual settlement … Continue reading →
Personnel costs typically make up the largest expenditure of any municipal budget and regardless of our budgeting philosophy, our approach to these costs as managers and budget directors is often formulaic. We project the personnel hours needed to fulfill our … Continue reading →
Flag Day is nationally recognized and celebrated on June 14, the day that the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted a resolution that gave the new Republic its first emblem, the flag of the United States of America. What does the … Continue reading →
