Op/Ed

Let's Not Waste This Opportunity
Looking for the silver lining in the dark cloud hanging over Georgia’s economy, we can find hope in this: the financial crisis the state is in has brought forth new opportunities for state and local government to work together.

Cities Kick Off Tax Season with Earned Income Tax Credit Campaigns
Cities throughout the nation launched annual outreach campaigns in January to help residents claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

Don’t Mess with the Property Tax
The property tax is the ideal way to raise revenue for local government services.

Stories

Marketing Your Community: Seek Partnerships to Succeed
If your city has unlimited funding to promote your attractions, downtown business district, city and county projects, stop reading here. For the rest of us, we are all in this together in this year of economic challenges and we are seeking new opportunities to get the word out about our cities.

What is the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing?

Cities and Downtowns: Building Blocks to Recovery
How important are healthy downtowns to Georgia’s cities? Do they matter to a city’s economy or sense of place? Are downtowns in Georgia becoming more or less vibrant? How difficult is it to fill vacant buildings in your city’s downtown?

Archway Partnership: Connecting Georgia Cities to Higher Education Resources
It can often be difficult for cities to navigate the various bureaucracies and policies they encounter as they go about providing government services. The University of Georgia's Archway Partnership helps cities navigate the university system and link local priorities to higher education resources.

Gleason Learns Lessons Teaching in Iraq
Public Management magazine, a publication of the International City Managers Association (ICMA), conducted an online Q&A with Jim Gleason, city manager, Chamblee, Georgia, on his year-long work detail in Iraq during 2008.

Moreland Gets Into the Spirit of Georgia Cities Week

Negotiations for Service Delivery Requires Strategy
A number of Georgia cities are or will soon be engaged in the delicate process of negotiating a new service delivery strategy (SDS) with its county or counties. It’s not always an easy process.