The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced more than $1 billion in funding for 110 Superfund projects. The upcoming project sites are scattered throughout the country. All locations are contaminated by industrial waste, and remediation is critically needed. Usually, the agency orders the responsible party to remediate the site, but when no party can […]
Missouri – The Maryville City Council swore in Dannen Merrill as mayor pro tem after his re-election victory. Merril has been serving as the city’s mayor pro tem for the past two years. The post Maryville, Missouri, mayor pro tem sworn in appeared first on Government Market News.
Delaware – Rehoboth City Commissioners unanimously elected Taylor Tedder city manager. Tedder currently serves as city manager for Boulder City, Nevada. He will take over the role May 15. The post Rehoboth, Delaware, appoints city manager appeared first on Government Market News.
Louisiana – The port of South Louisiana has promoted Tamara Kennedy as chief of staff . She has served for the past decade as the port’s director of human resources. Kennedy will oversee human resources, executive team efficiency and performance and will be a staff liaison and adviser to the chief executive officer. The post Port of South […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is making nearly $1 billion available to help states and territories meet new federal standards for drinking water. The announcement was made this week in tandem with the EPA’s first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standards to prevent communities from being exposed to per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been linked to […]
Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced another $20.5 billion in federal funding to support transit projects this year throughout the U.S. The FTA had previously announced $9.9 billion in funding, and this new announcement includes those funds plus quite a bit more. The investment in America’s transit infrastructure will […]
Profiles in Power highlights public officials nationwide who are improving their communities through their dedication, enthusiasm, creativity and experience. This week’s profile is Jeffrey Barton, city manager of Phoenix. Public career highlights and education: I started my career as an auditor and witnessed others in the same discipline be pigeonholed into budget and finance roles. […]