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August 11, 2021
By Gwin Hall, GMA Senior Associate General Counsel. Legal Brief by Regina Gresham
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a long-standing principle that the doctrine of sovereign immunity protects cities from liability for not addressing nuisances that are caused by private parties on private property.
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There are multiple federal partnerships for cities available.
Cities comprise only 9.2% of the land area in Georgia, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but they provide 68.9% of all jobs in the state.
GMA’s “Starts With Me!” workforce development campaign was developed for use by Georgia’s cities. It was created to help address the growing talent acquisition and retention challenges faced by Georgia’s cities and focuses on the heartwarming side of working in city government.
GMA’s “It’s Worth a Shot” public information campaign was designed to provide all of Georgia’s cities with resources to educate residents about the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Alia Hoyt
There’s no shame in asking for help, especially when something as important as a city’s future is at stake.
The mission of the Georgia Cities Foundation (GCF) is to assist cities in their community development efforts to revitalize and enhance underserved downtown areas by serving as a financing partner and to provide other programming and training to help local leadership with their community and economic development initiatives.
GeorgiaForward is continuing their 2021 series, “Two Georgias No More: Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide.” Reframing the discussions on healthcare, education, housing and broadband, this series demonstrates how deeply linked and interconnected Georgians are.
At their May 12 meeting, the Georgia City Solutions (GCS) Board of Directors received an update from fundraising strategy consultant firm, Coxe Curry & Associates, on the status of the feasibility study phase of the strategy to secure approximately 5 million over a three-year period for programs and initiatives in support of the adopted strategic plan.
August 10, 2021
GMA celebrated its newly renovated and expanded Downtown Atlanta headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 23.
Statesboro has created a new program to connect high schoolers with city government.
The City of Dacula recently launched its own recycling service aimed to improve customer satisfaction and save taxpayer money.
August 9, 2021
GMA held a 90-minute information session on ARPA during the 2021 GMA Annual Convention in Savannah. The slides from these presentations can be found in this article.
August 8, 2021
LaGrange Mayor Jim Thornton was elected president of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during its Annual Convention on Aug. 8.
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July 27, 2021
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
As Baby Boomers enter the market for retirement communities, they are demanding different models from the typical facilities of today, where the most prominent public feature is often a parking lot behind a gated entry.