What’s eating away at your vehicle
De-icing chemicals: A growing threat Motor vehicles face a constant battle against the elements, with one of the most insidious threats being corrosion. In colder climates where snow and ice are prevalent, it’s not uncommon to see traditional road salt … More from our cover sponsor →
Beautifying your city: Trading trash for pride
Though the time for “spring” cleaning is long past, there are still debris-littered hedgerows and various items of refuse and trash in municipalities that periodically will need to be cleaned up. Two cities featured here have taken the lead and … Continue reading →
Keeping parks cleaner and healthier with no-tobacco policies
Minnesota organizations assist The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota and Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation joined together in 2016 to produce a policymakers guide for tobacco-free parks, and they encourage parks to come up with a policy and offer signs to help. The guide … Continue reading →
Reexamining solid waste
David Biderman, SWANA’s CEO and executive director, said the East Coast is, in particular, grappling with such an issue. In the Boston area, for example, decision makers have significant concerns about whether there is sufficient landfill capacity going forward and … Continue reading →
‘Cooking with Fire’ spotlights good food, life as firefighter
The thoughtful firefighters in the Shreveport, La., firehouses are putting their delicious talents to work for an appreciative, ever-widening audience. “My wife, Jeanie, and I love travel cooking shows,” said Captain Allen Dantes, a 31-year firefighter at Central Fire Station … Continue reading →
Funding solid waste services
When it comes to funding municipal solid waste services, two types of accounts appear to be the most common throughout most of the United States: an enterprise fund account or general fund account. Whichever account a city or county … Continue reading →
Ely dedicated to getting job done at wastewater treatment plant
Sometimes we get where we are going in unexpected ways. Back in her undergraduate days, if someone had told Paula Ely that she would one day work as an operator at a wastewater treatment plant, she wouldn’t have believed it. … Continue reading →
International restrictions force changes to local recycling programs
As one of the world’s largest processors of recyclables, China placing new restrictions on what recyclables it will allow to be imported has forced cities throughout the U.S. to make changes to their recycling programs. Deltona, Fla. The city … Continue reading →
Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic, Conn.
Some municipalities pride themselves in looking far into the future. Mystic, Conn., etched its place on the map by ushering visitors way into the past. The town of 4,205 residents is ideally situated to have served as a thriving seaport … Continue reading →
Rethinking solid waste and recycling programs
Since the enactment of China’s tougher solid waste imports policy, there has been a lot of soul-searching in regards to how the U.S. manages its solid waste. It is a common theme seen in this issue of The Municipal, and … Continue reading →
Choosing to run your MRF yourself
Chaos. That’s how you might describe your day as a solid waste manager or director. If you’ve hired a waste company to manage your materials recycling facility operations, great! Committing to that investment is usually a sound decision. But as … Continue reading →
Solutions to bolster emission goals
Across the U.S., cities are pledging to reduce their carbon footprints and are embracing alternative fuels to meet extensive emission goals. Global Environmental Products, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialized street cleaning equipment, is bolstering these efforts by … Continue reading →
What municipal managers really should know about 5G
There is a mountain of misinformation circulating about fifth-generation wireless technology, or 5G. You may have heard the scary things people pick up on the internet. Some of that surfaced in The Municipal‘s December 2018 guest column, “What municipal managers … Continue reading →
Growing green: Savannah’s tree project to replenish urban forest
It’s no secret that Savannah, Ga., is known for its tree tourism. In fact, approximately 14 million people descend on the low-lying, southern city each year to take in the area’s historic architecture and glorious tree canopy. However, what most … Continue reading →
Improving communications and PR with the community you serve
If there wasn’t enough to do already as a municipal manager, the list just got longer. There is one issue quickly jumping to the top: improving communications and public relations with the community you serve. You can talk all day … Continue reading →
Warrenton, N.C.’s, first municipal park fills community need
The town has cleared additional areas adjacent to the park that are owned by the school system. The clearing of the underbrush has really opened up the site to the neighbors’ delight, said Davie. “Also the town contracted … Continue reading →
Cowlitz River Erosion Project saves road and residential cabins
In 2017, Lewis County in Washington faced a difficult task. A road along the Cowlitz River was experiencing extreme erosion thanks to the body of water’s wild and unpredictable nature. As the road began to wash away, multiple cabins in … Continue reading →
Yonkers PD utilizes neighborhood social platform
Snapshot of YPD and issues The Yonkers Police Department has 611 sworn members and the police commissioner is Charles Gardner. Politopoulos said it is considered the fourth largest department in the state with multiple precincts and special units. … Continue reading →
City of Moscow in ‘hot water’ after sustainability efforts
One program at a time Like many cities, Moscow has set a goal to reduce 20% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Through a comprehensive review of its systems, it was determined that the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas … Continue reading →
