by Bill Eller | Jul 31, 2019 | New York, Texas, Arizona, Education, State, Home Maintenance, Maine, Lead in Water
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 | Jul 23, 2019 | Maryland, Michigan, Mixed Age Communities, Oregon, Millennials, State, ICMA, Pennsylvania, Florida, Intergenerational Communities, Large Cities, Texas
The latest NLC housing report addresses the importance of neighborhood revitalization. Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, interviewed Krista Nightengale, Managing Director of Better Block Foundation, about the great work they are doing to build...
by Bill Eller | Jul 2, 2019 | Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, California, Texas, Education, State, Green Initiatives, Water Conservation
Water seems ubiquitous – we turn on the tap, and it’s there. However, less than two percent of water on the planet is freshwater, and only 1 percent is available as drinking water – the rest is frozen. The United Nations predicts that two-thirds of the world...
by Bill Eller | Jun 18, 2019 | State, Intergenerational Communities, Texas, Mixed Age Communities
Christie Myers, former Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, addressed the importance of aging in place to seniors and the community as a whole. On a weekly basis, I am confronted with conversations involving seniors, gently raising their hands from the back row,...
by Bill Eller | Apr 30, 2019 | State, Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Shock, Intergenerational Communities, California, Texas, Michigan
In recognition of Fair Housing Month, Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, addresses the importance of fair housing policy and practice to vulnerable populations. “Fair housing practices help people understand what it means to be a welcoming and...
by Bill Eller | Apr 24, 2019 | State, Public-Private Partnerships, Infrastructure, Water Loss, Inflow & Infiltration, Texas, Michigan
It is no secret that our country’s aging infrastructure is worsening, and that there is no one guiding agency or overall plan to address myriad issues from crumbling water pipes to inflow and infiltration overloading storm and wastewater sewers. Lead and Asbestos Even...