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Tag Archives: federal

Bird control and public facilities

The Municipal Posted on October 3, 2014 by Ray BaloghSeptember 30, 2014
An active deterrent program for nuisance birds may include physical barriers such as netting, spikes, roost-inhibiting gel and slopes. Additionally, visual scare devices such as predator replicas and iridescent reflective foil are both popular and inexpensive. (Photo courtesy Rentokil North America)

While feathered friends are among the more attractive ingredients of a city’s flora and fauna, they present challenges. Birds cause an incalculable number of dollars to be spent each year in cleaning, maintenance, repairs and remediation of avian-generated health problems. … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged bird, birds, control, devices, federal, humane, lewis, pest | Leave a reply

Coming up: 2014

The Municipal Posted on December 1, 2013 by The MunicipalDecember 10, 2013
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

The federal shutdown has been over for a couple of months, but we only have one more month before that particular tractor-trailer barrels down on us again. The October showdown yielded no clear winner, and yet we’re posed to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged americans, communities, edition, employees, federal, municipal, year | Leave a reply

Coming up: 2014

The Municipal Posted on November 14, 2013 by The MunicipalNovember 13, 2013
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

The federal shutdown has been over for a couple of months, but we only have one more month before that particular tractor-trailer barrels down on us again. The October showdown yielded no clear winner, and yet we’re posed to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged americans, communities, edition, employees, federal, municipal, year | Leave a reply

Managing grant funds

The Municipal Posted on November 6, 2013 by Jodi MarlinNovember 5, 2013
When applying for grants to supplement the local budget, know your strengths and weaknesses; your target population; the project’s resource requirement; possible funding sources; and the rules of the “game.” Then, be sure you have a program in place to manage the allocation and reporting of those funds.

The recession, along with recent trends in finance and economics, has changed the extent to which the local level of the public sector can expect single-source funding for projects. The level and reliability of funding streams, local demographics and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances | Tagged federal, funding, funds, government, grant, grants, local, reporting | Leave a reply

Harvest that golden egg: Grants

The Municipal Posted on October 22, 2013 by Jodi MarlinOctober 22, 2013
grants golden egg

Recent trends in finance and economics, including the recession, have changed the extent to which non-federal public entities can expect single-source project funding. Local leaders have had to make hard decisions about how to prioritize their communities’ needs. Having to … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances | Tagged federal, funding, grant, grants, local, management, project, reporting | Leave a reply

Following the (federal) money

The Municipal Posted on November 21, 2012 by The MunicipalNovember 13, 2012
States that receive the most federal funding

According to a 2011 ranking, the state of Mississippi was No. 1 among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the amount of federal funding it received for different projects. Its $31 billion haul represented a 22 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances | Tagged dollars, federal, funding, increase, mississippi, percent | Leave a reply

Surface transportation reauthorization debate continues in Congress

The Municipal Posted on July 5, 2012 by Sarah WrightAugust 16, 2012
Surface Transporation Act

This past March, the National Recreation and Park Association, in coordination with the office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), raised the rallying call to protect federal funding that supports many local public parks and recreation agencies nationwide. As the surface … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | Tagged federal, funding, local, nrpa, park, program, recreational, transportation | Leave a reply

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