Category: ELGL Recurring Series

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

Show Me Your Credentials: Pursuing Parks & Rec Accreditation

  Right Now with Kylie Bayer-Fertterer (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The latest issue of Real Simple Magazine. Time to channel Brandi and declutter my house again. I’m sure I’ll have an opportunity to throw all of my belongings away once my puppy stops tearing my house apart (I don’t even care I love him so … Continued

Water You Waiting For Finalists

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ELGL is passionate about the free and open exchange of ideas where local governments can learn from one another to be most successful. When local leaders share their success stories, everybody wins. This is especially true on expensive and complex public works projects, and so we’re partnering with The Atlas Marketplace to collect and share details about the best … Continued

Giving Up Clutter for Lent

Right now with Brandi Leos, City of Tigard, Oregon What I’m listening to: Whatever my kids are listening to; this weekend it was Beastie Boys Radio on Pandora which was full of 90s hip hop and rock.  Proud mama moment! What I’m reading: Nothing right now but just ordered Building a Winning Culture in Government … Continued

Exercising Pollution Out of Town

Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age. I’ve chosen this book because it was available and it dives into the importance of creating meaningful relationships through networking. What I’m watching: Thor: Ragnarok. I’ve been pulled into Marvel due to their … Continued

Blue Light Special at Kmart

Morning Buzz by Andy Kuhn (LinkedIn) (Twitter) What I’m Reading: Sustaining Growth: Appalachia’s Natural Gas Opportunity What I’m Watching: MLB Mariners/Astros series…..Go M’s What I’m Listening To: SiriusXM Alt Nation TL;DR: There are empty K-Marts in towns all over the U.S. and there appears to be no means of getting them filled or even demolished … Continued

ELGL on the Road: NFBPA

Live from NFBPA: Stacy Schweikhart chronicles ELGL’s participation at the National Forum for Black Public Administrators in Cleveland, Ohio. Favorite Tweet of the Day @nfbpa1 meets @ELGL50 at #NFBPAFORUM18 https://t.co/8oK3TjS8Nv — NFBPA NTC (@NFBPA_NTC) April 20, 2018 ELGL and NFBPA ELGL and National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) aren’t done in considering ways that … Continued

Taxes… Paying for it All

What I’m listening to – My neighbor’s chicken which is crowing like a rooster (apparently that’s a thing) What I’m watching – early season baseball waiting for my Nationals to get it together What I’m doing – Enjoying a warm spring day in NW Colorado between snow storms It’s tax day! Hope all you ELGLers … Continued

Updating a 24-Year-Old Purchasing Policy

In today’s Morning Buzz, I’ll be sharing about a project that I’m working on with my peers at the City of San Rafael: updating our Purchasing Policy. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Lord Huron – Wait by the River What I’m Watching – This past weekend, I watched Truth … Continued

No, you don’t need to #DeleteFacebook

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m reading: remember when I was excited to start Science & The City? I haven’t read a single page yet. All news and white papers. Sad. What I’m watching: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge — in 1980s Japan, game show debuted where 100 contestants tried to summit a mountain of … Continued

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