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A Taste of #ELGL18 with Gary Palmer, City of Roswell, GA

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Gary Palmer City of Roswell, Georgia – City Administrator Connect: LinkedIn My favorite adventure in life was…. any moment within my 12 years in the Marines. What is the most local government … Continued

A Taste of #ELGL18 with Robb Kolstad, City of Thornton, CO

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Robb Kolstad City of Thornton, Colorado – Assistant City Manager Connect: LinkedIn My favorite adventure in life was…. a 120 mile gran fondo bike race on the Colorado plains What is the … Continued

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: #KCCM18

This post is by Kirsten Wyatt who is visiting Lawrence, Kansas for the 2018 Kansas City/County Managers conference. She’ll be updating this post throughout the conference and tweeting using #KCCM18. Thursday, April 26 @ 3:00 Another portion of the afternoon session was the story of Garden City, KS. Here’s a video about the community and … Continued

Penny Pinching

Right Now w/ Zach Navin (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading –  The Blue Zones 9 lessons for living longer What I’m Watching – Stanley Cup Playoffs What I’m doing- Waiting on warmer weather Often in the Morning Buzz we discuss the topics we’re facing in our careers. Recently I was spring cleaning at the … Continued

A Taste of #ELGL18 with Michelle Holder, City of Aspen, CO

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Michelle Holder Management Analyst & Citizens Academy Coordinator – City of Aspen, CO Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter My favorite adventure in life was… summiting my favorite mountain (Mt. Sopris in Carbondale, CO). … Continued

Rolling In, With or Without Your Permits

Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America What I’m Watching – All nine seasons of The Office. This show is too real sometimes. What I’m Doing – Attempting to eat less meat. This ish is hard. Short-term rentals, ride-sharing, bike-shares, dockless bikes and now scooters. Dockless … Continued

Water You Waiting For Project Voting

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Voting for the Top 4 projects is now open through midnight Wednesday, May 2nd. Here’s what’s on the line: Honors at the ELGL18 conference in Golden, CO May 18th. Profiles (via interviews, pictures, articles) by ELGL and The Atlas. A year’s free membership to ELGL, a trophy, and a box of goodies. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”blue” style=”double” border_width=”4″][vc_column_text]ELGL is passionate about … Continued

A Taste of #ELGL18 with Honore Depew, City of Fort Collins, CO

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Honore Depew City of Fort Collins, Colorado — Environmental Planner Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter My favorite adventure in life was…. backpacking around South Africa at 18 years old. The most important decision … Continued

ELGL Memo to ICMA on Executive Board Diversity

Recently, ELGL was invited by ICMA to submit a white paper/memo on how ICMA can improve diversity on its Executive Board. Here’s the document that ELGL submitted: To: ICMA Executive Board From: Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL Executive Director cc: ELGL Executive Board Date: April 20, 2017 Re: ICMA Board Diversity Initiatives Thank you for the opportunity … Continued

A Taste of #ELGL18 with Amber Snowden, ICMA

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Amber Snowden Special Assistant to the Executive Director Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter My favorite adventure in life was…. being the lead planner on the host committee for ICMA’s 100th Anniversary Conference in Charlotte/Mecklenburg … Continued

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