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Opportunities to Connect Urban Conservation and Vacant Land Stewardship

Center for Community Progress

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. In response to our question, What is missing from the definition of conservancy?

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Securely onboarding countries to the AWS Cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Definition of the security controls on the customer side of the responsibility model is based on the AWS security best practices, such as AWS Security Reference Architecture or AWS Well-Architected Framework. A landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure.

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Beyond the Blueprint: Contracting 101

Public Works Group Blog

The owner also usually and definitely should include an attorney. CMAR (Construction Manager at Risk) : Contractor in early, builds with a price capteamwork meets accountability. Theyre the ones with the vision (and the taxpayer cash), setting the goalsay, a new overpass or a flood-proof sewer. Separate lanes, clear rules.

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Nonbank Mortgage Servicers: Proposing a Better Path to Reduce Their Risk to Financial Stability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

18 Freddie Mac , as a GSE, definitely has a very large balance sheet along with a strong financial capacity to fund timely payment of interest and principal. Thus, it has long required that servicers only make those payments for up to four months, taking on the obligation itself after that point. 2 See [link].

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Accordingly, local government programs should account for federal rules prohibiting “duplication of benefits” (or DOB) from other sources. This doesn’t change the definition of moderate-income—it merely makes higher-income households eligible for the program alongside LMI households.

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AI Is Only Part of the Picture

GovLoop

For example, an automation could enter invoices into the accounting system rather than people typing them in by hand. The new site will definitely modernize the front end in terms of look and feel, but we’re going to lose some functionality, some customization capability. It’s change management.”

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After the Storm: Summary Ejectment and Assistance Programs in North Carolina

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The RRAA provides an expansive definition of “landlord” to include owners, rental management companies, rental agencies, and anyone with actual or apparent authority of an agent to perform the duties imposed by the Act. Homelessness and displacement may impede the delivery of the accounting to the tenant and the return of the balance.

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