Montage Enterprises: Surpassing the expectation in mower parts
If there is a constant during the spring and summer, it’s the wave of never-ending mowing. Highways, ditches, right-of-ways, parks and other municipal and DOT properties all require routine trimming to improve motorists’ visibility and the quality of public property. … More from our cover sponsor →
Monroe Eradicator
Nothing breaks up ice or pre-conditions washboard gravel roads like the Monroe Eradicator! Packed snow and thick ice have no chance against Monroe’s Eradicator when paired with optional rotating carbide bits and hardened mounting board cutting edges. Monroe Truck Equipment … Continue reading →
Paws in prison gives inmates and canines another chance
Tails are wagging at the Little RockDepartment of Corrections. The facility participates in Paws in Prison, a publicly-funded program that matches inmates with abandoned dogs that are at risk for being euthanized. Selected inmates live and work with the dogs, … Continue reading →
Model 272 Road Drag
Now, maintaining secondary roads can be done with one easy pass and without the additional costs and expenses of operating a motor grader. This perfect road maintainer from Bonnell eliminates ruts and washboarding by utilizing six cutting and mixing blades … Continue reading →
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 →