http://www.gmanet.com/Feed.aspx?type=Rss20&method=Category&title=Georgia Cities Newspaper&descr=Georgia Cities Newspaper&criteria=c3433d05-6af7-e111-9caa-0050568c48e1Georgia Cities NewspaperWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:38 GMTen-ushttp://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74708http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74708 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:51:00 GMTCities looking to attract young professionals would do well to examine their transportation infrastructure and policy, as for the first time since WW II, Americans, particularly young people ages 16-34, are driving less and using alternative forms of transportation more, according to the April 2012 report Transportation and the New Generation: Why Young People Are Driving Less and What It Means for Transportation Policy. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74707http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74707 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:25:00 GMTHistoric downtown areas throughout Georgia are facing the challenge of attracting businesses to their commercial cores and helping the businesses stay successful once they are open. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74703http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74703 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:15:00 GMTLike many municipalities, the city of Oakwood struggled with managing its technology and keeping costs associated with it affordable. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74701http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74701 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:57:00 GMTOn July 6, President Barak Obama signed a two-year bill authorizing federal transportation programs following several years of negotiations on Capitol Hill and 10 extensions of SAFETEA-LU, which expired in September 2009. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74700http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74700 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:55:00 GMTThe city of Dublin, established in 1812, is celebrating his 200th birthday by hosting a yearlong series of events to highlight its Bicentennial. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Viewpoints.aspx?CNID=74693http://www.gmanet.com/Viewpoints.aspx?CNID=74693 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:28:00 GMTThe key to a successful platform is when it lets others create something of value. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74691http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74691 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:16:00 GMTGeorgia has a new city. Residents of Brookhaven approved the creation of the DeKalb County city by a vote of 55 percent to 45 percent on July 31. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74690http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74690 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:02:00 GMTVoters in all but three regions across the state said an emphatic “no” to paying an additional one-cent sales tax for transportation projects. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74689http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74689 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:58:00 GMTWhen Elmer George took the helm of the Georgia Municipal Association in 1957, Georgia cities were often considered subservient to counties and had marginal political influence. When George retired 26 years later, Georgia cities and their advocate GMA, had risen to an influential and prominent role in the state government system. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Viewpoints.aspx?CNID=74699http://www.gmanet.com/Viewpoints.aspx?CNID=74699 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:42:00 GMTWhile Gallup and other pollsters have captured America’s increasingly ugly attitude about the way the nation is being governed, pundits and garden variety journalists eagerly careen to conclusions that fail to disentangle opinions about federal, state and local government. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74706http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74706 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:00:00 GMTSuccessfully managing hotel-motel and alcohol tax revenues isn’t about playing “gotcha” with the hotel industry, it’s about educating operators as to the law and setting a standard for compliance and accountability says Bryan Whitford. Whitford represents TRPG, the GMA vendor for the hotel-motel tax and alcohol excise tax revenue recovery services. ]]>http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74704http://www.gmanet.com/Paper.aspx?CNID=74704 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:18:00 GMTThe city of Auburn recently saved more than $17,000 by switching to GMA’s property and liability insurance. ]]>