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Financial challenges 2014

The Municipal Posted on June 30, 2014 by The MunicipalJune 3, 2014
Knox Ross

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 →

Posted in Funding & Finances | Tagged areas, development, infrastructure, investment, private, public, resources, town | Leave a reply

New pedestrian, bike safety devices

The Municipal Posted on February 13, 2014 by Phoebe MuthartFebruary 13, 2014
This color pavement marking with anti-skid surfacing is typically used for demarcation of bicycle and pedestrian paths, bus lanes, stops and other specially designated areas. This bike lane is in Syracuse, N.Y. (Photo courtesy of Transpo Industries)

Pedestrians who are crossing busy streets are often busy doing something else: listening to music, texting or talking on a phone. Those distracted walkers often fail to look both ways for traffic or follow other safety rules. A study conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged areas, behavior, color, lanes, pedestrian, pedestrians, safety | Leave a reply

Stormwater scramble

The Municipal Posted on January 16, 2014 by Jodi MarlinJanuary 15, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking at establishing new Clean Water Act performance standards that would apply to newly developed and redeveloped sites in Municipal Separate Storm Sewer areas. The rule is expected to come out this year. (Shutterstock photo)

For several years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been hashing out changes to the Clean Water Act stormwater regulations. A final version is expected this year. The renewed focus on water quality is warranted by the fact that stormwater … Continue reading →

Posted in Wastewater Management | Tagged according, agency, areas, new, sites, stormwater, water | Leave a reply

TOP TEN Ways to beautify your city

The Municipal Posted on September 24, 2013 by The MunicipalSeptember 18, 2013
It takes an entire community to beautify your city. Cull from these 10 innovative ways to beautify your city, build community engagement and maybe have a little fun doing it.

It takes an entire community to beautify your city. Cull from these 10 innovative ways to beautify your city, build community engagement and maybe have a little fun doing it. Clean Up: Which areas of the community need TLC? Are … Continue reading →

Posted in City / Town Management, Parks & Recreation | Tagged areas, community, create, org, public, space, spaces | Leave a reply

A sinking feeling

The Municipal Posted on August 5, 2013 by Julie YoungAugust 7, 2013
One reason for an apparent increase in sinkhole activity is migration to previously undeveloped areas that are at risk for sinkhole events. It’s important to educate developers and residents about the nature of sinkholes and identify potential problem sites that may need attention before a collapse occurs. (Photo provided)

On April 18, south side Chicago resident Ola Oni was heading to work when she saw something that looked like it came straight out of a Stephen King thriller. A large sinkhole had opened in the 9600 block of South … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged areas, chicago, like, panno, result, said, sinkhole, sinkholes | Leave a reply

A sinking feeling

The Municipal Posted on July 30, 2013 by The MunicipalJuly 30, 2013
One reason for an apparent increase in sinkhole activity is migration to previously undeveloped areas that are at risk for sinkhole events. It’s important to educate developers and residents about the nature of sinkholes and identify potential problem sites that may need attention before a collapse occurs. (Photo provided)

It sounds like something out of a Stephen King thriller. Just before 11 p.m. Feb. 28, Jeff Bush lay sleeping in his Seffner, Fla., home when the earth opened below him and swallowed him. Rescue workers, heavy equipment and specialized … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged areas, florida, ground, sinkhole, sinkholes, voids, weary | Leave a reply

The better idea for national parks and environmental considerations

The Municipal Posted on October 7, 2012 by The MunicipalOctober 3, 2012
Bio-Microbics’ wastewater treatment systems are ideal for environmentally-sensitive areas, such as near lakes and streams

By JENNIFER CISNEROS Marketing and multimedia manager, Bio-Microbics Writer and historian Wallace Stegner once said that national parks are “The best idea we ever had … They reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” Ever since the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Wastewater Management | Tagged areas, decentralized, national, park, parks, systems, treatment, wastewater | Leave a reply

Editor’s Note: What’s old is AWESOME again

The Municipal Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jodi MarlinAugust 16, 2012

For about a decade now, revitalizations have been the rage in municipal redevelopment. In most cases, demolishing a site that’s fallen into disuse and putting up a low-cost pole building, a warehouse or modular construction is more cost-effective than restoring … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged areas, building, cities, city, history, municipal, south, that’s | Leave a reply

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