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 →
Mothman Festival Sept. 19 and 20
“He” was first sighted on Nov. 12, 1966, by five gravediggers; then three days later by two young couples, and over the next 13 months by more than 100 people in the Point Pleasant, W. Va., area. He has been … Continue reading →
CNG and fleets: building your business case
Fleets considering a compressed natural gas program now have two online resources to help evaluate economic soundness. Natural gas has come to the forefront of the country’s energy news recently as a clean-burning, abundant and domestically produced energy source. In … Continue reading →
Transformational thinking: ‘Project Kill the Flashover’
Controlling extreme fire behavior is part of the mission of the fire service. Preventing flashover — that moment when the combustible material in an enclosed area reaches its maximum ability to absorb heat energy and ignites nearly all at once … Continue reading →
Wildlife underpasses: projects in partnership
What makes partnerships work, when they are for improvements in a local area but require the help of different levels of government and different organizations to pull them off ? This question arose in an article that Jeff Mast, of … Continue reading →
Light strategies
Cities around the globe have been seeing the light ever so clearly the last few years not only in terms of residential illumination, but also as a way of creatively and proudly highlighting buildings, bridges, monuments and landmarks. Lower cost … Continue reading →
Antebellum preservation makes for a Great American Main Street
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 →
The tricky topic of bias
The face of prejudice changes with time; the perspective and identity of both the judger and the judgee change, morphing into different identities and forms in different generations. Throughout generations and around the country, traditional racial profiling training programs have … Continue reading →
NYPD Blue Waters
Harbor patrols and scuba units may not be the first thing people think of when they hear “NYPD,” but Manhattan is an island. All five boroughs that make up New York City are on the water, so it has a … Continue reading →
Police fleets get wet
Whether by land or by sea — and sometimes by air — law enforcement agencies are on the job protecting the public and upholding the laws. Many cities across the U.S. also have coastal boundaries as well, and to patrol … Continue reading →
Acceptance of body cameras gains ground
Over the past year, police use of body cameras has become a prominent issue nationwide. As more media coverage highlights law enforcement’s use of force incidents, more pressure is being put on administrations to adopt the technology. South Carolina recently … Continue reading →
Come together Are police and fire department mergers catching on?
With budget cuts and layoffs consistently causing police and fire departments to do more with less, communities across the nation are seeking outside-the-box solutions to maintain and manage those critical areas of public service. Among the most controversial is the … Continue reading →
Law Enforcement
#WhyIWearTheBadge A promotion of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, for some time now it has been encouraging officers to Tweet about why they’re officers and to post a picture. www.theiacp.org/whyiwearthebadge
Continue reading →Law enforcement data in an instant
In a world of ever-changing technology, it’s important for law enforcement to stay one step ahead of criminals. As two recent high-profile cases illustrated, New World Systems’ AEGIS Public Safety software does just that. The following stories highlight the effectiveness … Continue reading →
Competency and integrity in law enforcement
It’s certainly all too easy for members of the public to either vilify individual police officers or their departments, once an officer-involved incident makes the evening news cycle or hits social media. The contrary knee-jerk reaction happens, too, when a … Continue reading →
August Classifieds
Click the link below to view the classified listings from the August 2015 issue of The Municipal. Municipal Classifieds Download
Continue reading →Meyer Distributing
Ensuring your municipality’s vehicles are stocked and outfitted with the best and most reliable aftermarket parts and accessories is incredibly important when sending out your fleet to handle countless needs. Whether it’s keeping your roads clear of dangerous ice and … Continue reading →
What does your city’s infrastructure say about your city?
One of government’s primary purposes, whether federal, state or local, is to provide basic infrastructure for its residents and businesses. Services such as water, sewer, electric and garbage collection, and brick-and-mortar structures like roadways, bridges and government buildings, are all … Continue reading →
News & Notes July 2015
GPS Insight celebrates 10 years of innovation and success Scottsdale, Ariz. — GPS Insight, a top technology provider of GPS vehicle and asset tracking software for commercial fleets, celebrated its 10th birthday in April in the rooftop garden at GPS … Continue reading →