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May 29, 2020
Knight Foundation
Well before COVID-19 shut down community life as we know it, Knight Foundation commissioned Urban Institute to explore a key question: what attaches people to the places where they live?
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In this short video, Johns Creek provides an overview of the city's "Share Joy!" art campaign, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 27, 2020
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA provides actionable guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial officials to prepare for response and recovery operations and encourages personal preparedness measures amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this document focuses on hurricane season preparedness, most planning considerations can also be applied to any disaster operation in the COVID-19 environment, including no-notice incidents, spring flooding and wildfire seasons, and typhoon response.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life as we know it, and many uncertainties remain as local governments prepare to reopen and engage with city employees and residents. This webinar was designed to help with that process and features presentations from GMA, Douglasville, Dublin and Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale.
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COVID-19 has had a significant impact on Georgia's children and families. These five suggestions address challenges arising from the pandemic which could result in better outcomes for Georgia's children and youth.
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I firmly believe that in the current situation we find ourselves it is now more important than ever for local elected officials to listen to the experts.
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This article contains a series of resources for the updated UCOA for local Georgia governments.
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In this video we highlight a variety of public meeting options, hear from the City of Dublin on their efforts & lessons learned, and discuss security tips.
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May 4, 2020
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
An analysis indicates that cases of COVID-19 are more related to what metro area you live in, rather than whether you live in the central city or a suburb. Transit also doesn’t correlate as a significant factor.
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This webinar is designed to help municipal governments handle financial uncertainty during challenging times.
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Due to the current pandemic, the Georgia Municipal Association and the Georgia Cities Foundation have extended the deadlines for several award categories.
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This April 28, 2020, webinar examined how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted Georgia's homeless population.
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Public works officials from Dalton, Gainesville, St. Marys, and Athens-Clarke County provide an overview of how their cities planned for and continue to provide mission critical public works services to address their community’s needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A few years ago there existed only one gauge in Georgia that monitored tide levels and that was at Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River. Now Georgia is home to more than 40 sensors that keep track of the rise and fall of sea levels in Savannah and Chatham County.
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April 27, 2020
Kelly Girtz, Athes-Clarke County Mayor
In this short video, Athens-Clarke Mayor Kelly Girtz briefly outlines steps the city has undertaken in response to COVID-19.
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