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Young Gamechangers Present Proposals for Americus
The Young Gamechangers recently presented their ideas on how to make Americus a model rural community in Georgia and the nation.

Register Today for the 2013 Annual Convention
Join city officials from across Georgia for GMA's 2013 Annual Convention, Georgia Cities: The Next Generation.

Essay Contest Winners Recognized
Rebecca Ledlow, a 6th grader at Southeast Bulloch Middle School in Brooklet, would listen to others, protect the environment and bring business to town if she were mayor.

Understanding Georgia's Motor Vehicles Ad Valorem Title Tax (TAVT) Distribution
The first distributions of the Motor Vehicles Ad Valorem Title Tax have begun to be received by Georgia's local governments.

CITIES IN THE NEWS

05.24.2013 | Bladder cancer claims the life of Kennesaw Councilman Bill Thrash Marietta Daily Journal

05.24.2013 | Hall cities beat state population growth rate Alma Times

05.24.2013 | Complete Streets ordinance back with changes Milledgeville Union Recorder

Union City Mayor Ralph Moore reviews GMA's legislative policies during the May 23 meeting of the Legislative Policy Council.

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Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act

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City Leaders Can Weave Their Own Thread

Lamar Norton
GMA Executive Director
May 7, 2013

Following the most recent bus tour, Susan Starr, wife of Georgia Cities Foundation President Mike Starr and official ambassador for the Foundation, reflected on the rehab of small downtowns that have no foundation money or big industry to help them bring back their downtowns. What she says is eloquent, from the heart, and better stated than I could ever hope to be.

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Latest Grant and Award Opportunities

FY 2013 Second Chance Act Juvenile Reentry Program | U.S. Department of Justice | Due: 6/17/2013

Surdna Foundation Sustainable Environments Program | Surdna Foundation | Due: 12/31/2013

2013 TIGER Grants | U.S. Department of Transportation | Due: 6/3/2013

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GMA, in partnership with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, offers more than forty training courses for mayors and councilmembers through the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute.

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