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LaGrange Mayor Jim Thornton was elected president of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during its Annual Convention on Aug. 8.
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Public Square
July 27, 2021
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
As Baby Boomers enter the market for retirement communities, they are demanding different models from the typical facilities of today, where the most prominent public feature is often a parking lot behind a gated entry.
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July 19, 2021
Sara Baxter
Two communities found a way to involve their youngest citizens. One uses town hall meetings designed just for kids while the other used an art initiative. The result, increased engagement.
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July 19, 2021
Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
This report includes recommendations developed to strengthen the infrastructure and quality of metro Atlanta’s summer learning landscape, increase and coordinate funding, and serve the needs of the whole child. Although the report is metro-Atlanta specific, it can be used as a framework by communities across the state.
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Data access and authorization is one of the most important aspects of your IT strategy, and you need to make sure another vendor doesn’t hold your data hostage.
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One clear lesson from the pandemic: Experimentation with streets may yield tremendous benefits with less downside than previously thought.
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June 21, 2021
Sara Baxter
Walking in Authority Teen Council teaches Clayton County’s youth leadership, civic engagement, networking and much more.
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During the June, 8, 2021, EMBRACE webinar, Erin Beacham, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Deputy Regional Director, Southern Division, discussed various forms of bias, its potential impact on people and how individuals can identify ways to address biases in themselves and others. She also reviewed ADL’s Pyramid of Hate, which shows how complex biased behaviors grow from the bottom to the top.
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CitySmart by VC3
June 7, 2021
Kevin Howarth, Marketing and Communications Manager, VC3
We know videoconferencing exhausted us in weird ways. But why? Science has some answers, and the answers may surprise you.
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One agency that can’t work from home is the Georgia Department of Transportation. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, GDOT crews have been hard at work across the state to improve roadways and airports.
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June 4, 2021
By Alison Earles, CIPP/US, GMA Senior Associate General Counsel
The availability of vaccines to everyone 12 and over, President Biden’s call on employers to help promote vaccination, the availability of reimbursement for paid time off from April 1–Sept. 30, 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and President Joe Biden’s praise for Kroger’s incentive arrangement may cause cities to consider workplace vaccine promotion programs.
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FEMA has issued interim guidance for the framework, policy details and requirements for determining the eligibility of safe opening and operation work and eligible costs under the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program.
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COVID-19 reduced our range of motion in many ways. Based on GPS data from mobile devices, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that work-related travel dropped by more than 50% in April 2020 and currently hovers around 70% of normal activity.
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As Georgians get vaccinated and prepare for their emergence from the coronavirus pandemic, cities may find that they have a lot of work ahead of them—either because projects were put on hold or because the pandemic has led to new ideas. In any case, GMA is here to help.
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