Official Publication of the National League of Cities OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
NATION’S CITIES WEEKLY
Volume 34, Number 34 | September 12, 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
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NLC Calls on Congress to Pass
American Jobs Act Right Away
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NLC Program Continues to Grow and
Help City Residents Save Money
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Special Report: Key Elements of Out-of-
School Time System Building
NLC Conference to Focus on Infrastructure Success
for Prosperous Cities and Regions
One of Four Concurrent Conferences at the 2011 Congress of Cities and Exposition
by Julia Pulidindi and Jim Brooks
Infrastructure Success for
Prosperous Cities and Regions
will be held November 10-12 in
Phoenix as one of four concurrent conferences during NLC’s
annual Congress of Cities and
Exposition.
Programming for this conference will address the need
for investment in the nation’s
water, transportation and technological infrastructure systems
and will take a deeper look at
what exactly regions need now
and how they can plan for the
future.
Workshops and sessions
within the infrastructure conference will help local elected
officials, municipal staff, private sector partners and other
stakeholder groups identify
challenges and determine the
best solutions to improve their
infrastructure.
Infrastructure Success for
Prosperous Cities and Regions
Infrastructure Success for Prosperous Cities and Regions, one of four concurrent conferences during the Congress of
Cities and Exposition, will focus on many aspects of infrastructure in cities and regions, including transportation, water
and technological systems.
will officially kick off with an
opening session on Friday,
November 11, at 8:30 a.m.,
which will focus on ways
city leaders can build unique
and thriving communities.
Emphasis will be placed on the
importance of connecting with
other regional stakeholders on
land use, mobility and housing
decisions and how they all relate
to regional economic growth.
The conference will then
branch off into sessions that
focus on a variety of infrastruc-
ture-related issues, including
transportation financing, alter-
native transportation options,
implications of investment in
water infrastructure, livability
and access to and use of tech-
nology.
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Atlanta Brings Money-Saving Warranty
Program to Residents
by Denise Belser
Newspaper Handling
City of Atlanta residents will soon
have the opportunity to register for
a water and sewer line protection
service that will repair broken or leak-
ing lines. On September 1, Atlanta
Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City
Councilmembers Felicia A. Moore
and Joyce M. Sheperd announced a
new partnership with NLC to offer
a repair warranty program to city
residents. The warranty program is
offered at no cost to the City of
Atlanta and requires no use of public
funding.
see page 12, column 1
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, at the podium, announces his city’s participation in NLC Service Line
Warranty Program, administered by Utility Service Partners Inc. The program offers homeowners
the opportunity to pay for expensive repairs to outside water and sewer lines at a small fraction of
the normal cost.
