by Summer Minger | Jun 29, 2015 | Education, State, Pennsylvania, Public-Private Partnerships, Tennessee, Large Cities, Kentucky
Should cities and municipalities enter into partnerships with private companies? Public entities and private companies have been successfully collaborating for years via advisory boards, stakeholder groups and governance bodies to leverage the collective experience,...
by Summer Minger | Jun 22, 2015 | Mixed Age Communities, Millennials, ICMA, Education, Service Line Responsibilities, Home Maintenance, Intergenerational Communities
Summer is a great time to encourage homeowners to perform a maintenance check on their plumbing. Water usage soars during the summer months from heat and summer-time activities. As we play and swim, many families will find themselves with a few extra loads of laundry...
by Summer Minger | Jun 16, 2015 | Service Line Responsibilities, Home Maintenance, Public-Private Partnerships, Infrastructure, Inflow & Infiltration, Lead in Water, Education
Do your homeowners know where tap water comes from? Most communities rely on lakes and streams to provide fresh drinking water, sending it through a rigorous process to purify the water before it reaches the tap. However, homeowners could be unintentionally...
by Summer Minger | Jun 8, 2015 | Education, Service Line Responsibilities, State, Home Maintenance, Financial Shock, State of the Home Survey, Kansas, Missouri, Service Line Myths
Emergencies never happen at a convenient time – it’s when you’re traveling, planning for your wedding or sitting down to a holiday dinner. Additionally, emergencies can often bring with them a very costly expense that many homeowners are unprepared to cover, which can...
