by Bill Eller | Jun 5, 2020 | Inflow & Infiltration, Financial Shock, Maine, Lead in Water, Education, Service Line Responsibilities, State, Home Maintenance, Infrastructure
During National Safety Month, you’re focusing on ways to be safe both at home and at work. Since we’re all preoccupied with improving our personal hygiene to fight the global pandemic, and water is such an important component of personal hygiene, have you considered...
by Bill Eller | Dec 16, 2019 | Education, State, Public-Private Partnerships, Maine, Tennessee
President Trump is inviting local and state governments to “Build a Stronger America” through investment in infrastructure. The president’s plan is to spur $1.5 trillion in investment by distributing $200 million in matching grants, while putting decision making into...
by Bill Eller | Dec 6, 2019 | Maine, Intergenerational Communities, Texas, Millennials, State, Financial Shock
Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, addresses the affordable housing challenges of Millennials. Felicia’s story isn’t unique, but her determination, despite the hand she’s been dealt, is admirable. A Constellation of Rising Stars In 2011, Dallas...
by Bill Eller | Jul 31, 2019 | Home Maintenance, Maine, Lead in Water, New York, Texas, Arizona, Education, State
As a municipal official, you want to know that your residents’ tap water is safe to drink, but there may be things lurking in the water supply of which you are unaware. Groundwater supplies may be contaminated with arsenic, chemicals and pathogens discharged from...
by Bill Eller | Feb 27, 2019 | State, Green Initiatives, Maine, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Oklahoma
President Trump is inviting local and state governments to “Build a Stronger America” through investment in infrastructure. The president’s plan is to spur $1.5 trillion in investment by distributing $200 million in matching grants, while putting decision making into...
by bstickle | Oct 24, 2018 | Michigan, State, Pennsylvania, Home Maintenance, Maine, Tennessee
Old homes have unique charms, but they also may be hiding plumbing problems in their walls and floorboards. Older homes can have a host of problems with the plumbing that you can’t see – it may simply be old and reaching the end of its usable lifespan, piping may have...