It takes many hands to raise a village, but even more are needed to raise and maintain a city. Milledgeville, Ga., has a rich history of civic pride, flowing with figures of note and decades of family ancestry. It has … Continue reading →
It may still be a few months away, but now is the time to start planning for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October and how your department can get involved to help raise awareness. Thankfully, a lot has changed since … Continue reading →
Settled 1700s Pop: 127,488 (2013) Government type: Mayor, manager and city commission www.cityofgainesville.org The development of railroad transportation and commerce in the state of Florida fi gured quite largely into the design of the Gainesville, Fla., city flag. Even as … Continue reading →
What ıssues are local fınance offıcıals dealing with currently, and how are they managing them? A good place to get an overall picture is from the Government Finance Officers Association. Eighty-five percent of cities and counties with populations over 25,000 … Continue reading →
By NATALIE VAN HOOSE | Department of Agricultural Communication, Purdue University When Dev Niyogi swapped a career in civil engineering for climatology, he had little idea that his new field would take him straight back to the cityscape. Nor could … Continue reading →
Some of the most difficult issues faced by small- and mid-sized cities and towns seem to revolve around pension reform, tax caps and decreased federal funding for infrastructure. Even given these situations, however, municipalities accomplished a great deal in 2014. … Continue reading →
If you want to talk to the mayor of Carroll, Iowa, on a random weekday, don’t call city hall. He won’t be there. If he’s not out in the community or traveling on official business, Adam Schweers, 35, can usually … Continue reading →
Politicians often devote a part of their campaigns to pledging increased transparency in their administrations; citizens desire it as an important part of keeping their representatives accountable. When government is truly transparent, it helps answer questions of how taxpayer money … Continue reading →
Meet Stephen Shelley, Homestead, Fla.’s municipal equivalent of the backup quarterback. Shelley was elected last year to a two-year term as the city’s vice mayor, on the same ballot by which he was also reelected for another four years as … Continue reading →
Particularly in the hotter months, energy control film — aka window film — proves to be an economical solution when it comes to reducing energy costs, especially for municipalities coping with aging infrastructure and their associated operating costs. Marcus Billings, … Continue reading →
Living in a town named for the jolliest time of the year sometimes imparts a measure of magical persuasion, as U.S. Postmaster Don Spiares discovered when he moved to Noel, Mo. “I was a little Scrooge-ish when I first came … Continue reading →
