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Pocatello, Idaho, bids silos farewell with new fleet services department

The Municipal Posted on March 24, 2020 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
Fleet

In 2019, Pocatello, Idaho, joined a growing trend toward centralizing city vehicle and maintenance operations to increase efficiency and decrease costs. The new Pocatello Fleet Services Department opened its doors in a former heavy equipment dealership building Oct. 1, 2019, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet Service & Management | Tagged fleet, fleet service & management, idaho, march 2020, pocatello, The Municipal

Taylor Wing leads the competition

The Municipal Posted on March 11, 2020 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Taylor Wing

Based in Northern California, Taylor Wing is driving innovation in the after-market truck industry when it comes to truck tool boxes, tool/fuel combo boxes and fuel tanks. For 40 years, the company has set out to do one thing: build … Continue reading →

Posted in Company Profile | Tagged company profile, fleet service & management, march 2020, taylor wing, The Municipal

Leawood, Kansas: Growing with distinction

The Municipal Posted on March 9, 2020 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
Leawood, Kansas

Picture it — a vivid display of growth that propelled Leawood, Kansas, to the top of WalletHub’s Top 20 Small Cities of America for the second year in a row for cities with a population of 25,000-100,000. Leawood is home to a … Continue reading →

Posted in City Profile | Tagged city profile, fleet service & management, kansas, leawood, march 2020, The Municipal

A wall failure repairs case study

The Municipal Posted on March 6, 2020 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Hiawasse

A reinforced concrete block wall, originally constructed 40 years ago for the Hiawassee Highlands, a single-family residential subdivision, showed rotation of instability that may impact the walking residents adjacent to a busy highway. The existing concrete block wall is positioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Column | Tagged february 2020, guest column, The Municipal

Legacy Tension Fabric Buildings Feature Structural Steel Frame

The Municipal Posted on February 28, 2020 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

SOUTH HAVEN, Minn. — Combining rigid-frame engineering with the proven benefits of tension fabric membranes, Legacy Building Solutions offers superior quality fabric structures that are fully customizable. This design concept provides a high level of flexibility for county and municipal … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Release | Tagged legacy building, press release, The Municipal

Weather sensors streamline Niles, Illinois, winter operations

The Municipal Posted on January 22, 2020 by Lauren CaggianoAugust 2, 2023
Niles, Illinois

Old Man Winter can be unpredictable, but that doesn’t mean municipalities have to concede to uncertainty. Instead, a few cities and towns have taken matters into their own hands to identify and respond to bad weather conditions before roads become … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged highways & bridges, illinois, january 2020, maintenance & operations, niles, streets, The Municipal

Mayors on the Mississippi join together

The Municipal Posted on January 17, 2020 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative Executive Director Colin Wellenkamp

There’s power in numbers. That’s the idea behind the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, a coalition of 95 mayors from 124 mayor-led cities on the Mississippi River. A vast majority of mayors are in the association, and the mayor … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance and Operations | Tagged helena, january 2020, maintenance & operations, mississippi, The Municipal

GIS puts data at cities’ fingertips

The Municipal Posted on January 3, 2020 by Ray BaloghAugust 2, 2023
GIS

The world’s urban population is expected to increase 60% in the next 30 years, and it would behoove municipal leaders to start planning for that now. Many municipalities are currently grappling with the challenge of maintaining infrastructure and an acceptable … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance and Operations | Tagged beaverton, gis, iowa, january 2019, maintenance & operations, oregon, The Municipal, waterloo

Outsourcing municipal street sweeping

The Municipal Posted on December 1, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Outsourcing any public works function can be an economical solution for a municipal government. Utilizing a third-party contractor such as Sweeping Corporation of America for street sweeping and jet-vac service can provide a range of cost saving options for a … Continue reading →

Posted in On the cover | Tagged 2019 Review/2020 Outlook, December 2019, From the Cover, sweeping corporation of america, The Municipal

Bloomington, Ill.’s, successful, frugal merger

The Municipal Posted on November 27, 2019 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023

When Bloomington, Ill., Public Works Director Jim Karch watches his pennies for a whole year, he saves on average $250,000. But it’s not really his money; it belongs to Bloomington because Karch, PE, MPA, oversaw a successful merger of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged bloomington, illinois, november 2019, public works, technology, The Municipal

Help Part II: Weathering the worst and stepping toward recovery

The Municipal Posted on October 25, 2019 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023

Dardanelle, Ark., is a historic city that lies on the banks of the Arkansas River and this year added to its history when a flood of historic proportions overcame the city  at the end of May.           Mayor Jimmy Witt … Continue reading →

Posted in Storm Management | Tagged arkansas, dardanelle, october 2019, parks & environmental services, storm management, The Municipal

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