Residents of Nampa, Idaho, will vote on a $38 million transportation bond to address traffic congestion and improve safety along roadways and pedestrian corridors. The city will hold the bond election May 21, 2024. Nampa is 20 miles west of Boise. If approved, the bond would allocate $15 million to build a four-lane crossover between […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has launched a funding program to help Native American entities access emerging climate markets. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides $20 million to support underserved and small-acreage forest Tribal landowner forest resilience and climate mitigation projects. The NOFO is the second in an anticipated series of […]
San Francisco voters approved a $300 million bond package that will help the city meet state requirements to build more than 46,000 affordable homes in the next eight years. Proposition A, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass, will provide $240 million for new projects. Another $30 million will help preserve and rehabilitate existing affordable […]
The U.S. and Canada experience 260,000 water main breaks every year – resulting in about $2.6 billion in annual repair costs, according to a recent study of commonly used pipe materials conducted by Utah State University. Additionally, 20% of water pipes throughout North America have passed their useful lives, but many have not been replaced […]
Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes, but it has become the most digitally connected freshwater lake on Earth. Since 2020, the 9,940-square-mile lake has been dotted with a network of sensors – or smart buoys – set up by the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA), a nonprofit organization that focuses on economic development […]
As part of its efforts to fortify its infrastructure against extreme weather, one national energy company is seeking approval for a 112 megawatt natural gas power plant to be built on a barge off the Louisiana coast. Entergy Louisiana has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval of the $411 million […]
Maine – On Feb. 26, the Ellsworth City Council appointed Charles Pearce as incoming city manager. Pearce brings a management background with the Massachusetts state government to the role. He will begin his tenure April 1, 2024. Pearce will replace Glenn Moshier. The post Charles Pearce – Ellsworth, Maine appeared first on Government Market News.