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Nominations open for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards

American City & Country

The Exemplary Public Servants awards were created in 2018, and since then, AC&C has selected exemplary leaders based exclusively on merit. This is open to city, county, public works leaders at all levels of service. Nominees are judged on their accomplishments and the impact these actions had on their communities.

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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Across its various grant programs, EDA made 175 awards in North Carolina totaling more than $203 million from 2018 to early 2024. Allows for consideration of the extent to which projects awarded Public Works grants mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events, support outdoor recreation, and promote blue economy activities.

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National Building Code Adoption Tracking Portal (BCAT Portal)

Public Works Group Blog

You can see in the image the information that came up shows the county has adopted both the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). The post National Building Code Adoption Tracking Portal (BCAT Portal) first appeared on Public Works Group Blog.

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National Building Code Adoption Tracking Portal (BCAT Portal)

Public Works Group Blog

You can see in the image the information that came up shows the county has adopted both the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). In the example in the image, I have clicked on Custer county, Montana.

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Salt Lake City Capital Improvement Program process allows for citizen initiated projects

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Citizen-initiated projects are managed and constructed by one of the four city divisions deemed the subject area for the project (Parks and Public Lands, Public Works and Transportation, Economic Development & Neighborhoods, etc.). Generally they are supposed to.

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Earth Day Part 1: DC isn't achieving its sustainability goals wrt waste diversion

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Department of Public Works (DPW) released earlier this year, pushed the target date back eight years. Two decades later, the city has made some progress, particularly when it comes to composting and recycling—but it’s not likely to achieve the original goal. A long-awaited Zero Waste DC Plan , which the D.C.