Hat tip to SAFEBuilt for contributing this timely article. Urban Homesteading and the Policy Decisions Facing Cities By: David M. Jirousek, AICP, at jirousek@lslplanning.com With Thanksgiving just a few days away and food seemingly on the mind for most of us, we thought we would take a few minutes to discuss the topic of urban homesteading. Urban homesteading … Continued
The Fine Print of Obamacare By Josh Schultz, LinkedIn and Twitter The tortuous way the Affordable Care Act wound its way through Congress is reflected in every aspect of the final version of the law. The ACA calls its individual mandate to carry health insurance a “fine” rather than an IRS-administered tax, which the Supreme … Continued
Big thanks to Sam Taylor of Ferndale, WA and Luke Fretwell of GovFresh for participating in our innovation webinar series. If you didn’t have a chance to tune in and watch the webinar live don’t worry we have it archived below! #ELGLInnovation Sam and Luke gave a great presentation that gave us the scoop on … Continued
ELGL’s Midwest chapter is going on a field trip, and you’re invited! This won’t be a lunch seminar or a team-building workshop … no, come Jan. 30, 2015, we’ll be getting down and dirty with a visit to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago wastewater treatment facility in Stickney! It’s the largest wastewater treatment … Continued
Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) of Washington is hosting a free webinar by Northwest Solar Communities which will review code updates and introduce tools and best practices to support implementing the code.
ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way to do that is by “telling the story” on how we got here, why we’re still here, and how we can improve local government. We first profile Derek Matheson, Kent (WA) Chief Administrative Officer. Thanks to Dave O’Leary, Shelton (WA) city manager for recommending that we … Continued
Big thanks to Alan Mond and Julien Vanier of MuniRent, for participating in our innovation webinar series. If you didn’t have a chance to tune in and watch the webinar live don’t worry we have it archived below! #ELGLinnovation Alan and Julien from MuniRent did a fantastic job and gave a great presentation that covered the sharing economy … Continued
In the coming weeks, ELGL will join forces with a technology association that is launching a formal program where tech companies will pledge employee volunteer hours to work on civic challenges with local governments. Before we do, we want to understand your perspective of how technology can be used to solve civic challenges. Please take a few minutes … Continued
ELGL is excited to announce a new partnership with BillTrack50. BillTrack50 is a federal and state legislative tracking service which is used by a number of cities including Missoula, MT and Broward County, FL. We interviewed founder Karen Suhaka to learn what we’re missing if our organization is not tracking federal and state legislation. You … Continued
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance reivew? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued
