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CitySmart by VC3
January 6, 2020
Mike Smith, Senior Consultant and Team Lead, Sophicity
When people need to call IT support, they need help and they need it now. Traditionally, a warm fuzzy feeling usually does not follow because people encounter schedulers or entry-level technicians reading a script.
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Public Square
December 23, 2019
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
For many years, retailers resisted the architecture of street-facing storefronts, but necessity is the mother of flexibility.
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CitySmart by VC3
December 17, 2019
Corbin Son, Network Infrastructure Consultant, Sophicity
In the past, we've often blogged about bad passwords (like "123456"). Encouragingly, city employees have realized that using such bad passwords is, yes, a bad idea. However, a false sense of security can creep in and make them think any other password is okay.
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Cities across Georgia have used creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration to create inexpensive but impactful public art.
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As local elected officials serving cities throughout the great state of Georgia, we have perhaps one of the best leadership platforms available to set an example for the next generation of leaders as to what true public service looks like.
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December 6, 2019
GMA & Georgia Council for the Arts
A new publication from GMA and the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) focuses on how rural cities have used the arts as an economic development tool.
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“We are extremely excited about Larry’s appointment to this Council,” said GMA President Phil Best. “Affordable workforce housing is an important issue in most of our 538 member cities, and it is directly tied to the ability of cities and local communities to be successful." - Phil Best, GMA President
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“This is a tremendous loss of an outstanding public official and a dedicated public servant,” said GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson. “As a former Mayor of Camilla, past president of GMA, as a House member, Chairman of Ways and Means and most recently Chairman of Rules, Jay has been a friend to GMA and a friend to cities.”
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Vince Williams, current mayor of Union City and first Vice President at GMA, was elected to the position of Second Vice President of the National League of Cities (NLC) during the League’s City Summit on Saturday, November 23, 2019.
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Public Square
November 22, 2019
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
The decision of a city in Texas to plan for new growth using a grid of streets has inspired readers and makes a lot of sense.
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has begun its update of the State Rail Plan and encourages city officials to fill out the department’s online survey.
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CitySmart by VC3
November 15, 2019
Brian Ocfemia, Engineering Manager, Sophicity
When someone physically hoards items, their bad habits create a “mountain of stuff” that becomes very visible over time. The same thing happens with electronic information—but the problem is less noticeable because the hoarding does not turn into a physical “mountain of stuff.”
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Did you miss GMA’s 2019 Rural Broadband Summit? If so, you can catch up by watching all the informative presentations and panels here.
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The Georgia Trail Summit Curriculum Committee is accepting proposals for Mobile Workshops to be held on Sunday, May 3, 2020 and Classroom Sessions to be held on Monday, May 4, 2020.
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As local elected officials and leaders throughout our state, I would encourage each of us to take the time to talk to and to really listen to children in our communities. They’re smart, they’re aware and they have real concerns for, and insights into, the places they and their families call home.
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