The Finance Committee presented its report on the potential expenditures of a reorganized Greenwood in 2011, the first full year of operation of the new community, should voters approve. The revenue side of the balance sheet will be presented at a later meeting, so this information is not sufficient to estimate any change in property [...]
While attending last evening’s meeting of the Reorganization Committee, it became very clear how hard the committee has worked. They have investigated the current environment, checked out options, talked with officials and residents and looked at many things from many angles. During last night’s meeting the Parks and Recreation and Land Use sub-committees presented their [...]
The following comments are being written in real time while the meeting is in progress. Later in the meeting co-editor Dann Veldkamp is making a presentation on public-private partnerships. View his presentation at this link.
6:34 pm – Chair Pat Sherman called the meeting to order. (8:50 still on the first agenda item)
First item is Parks [...]
In the past few months both CNBC and Fox News have run stories on how communities are turning to public private partnerships to control costs and provide needed city services. Both stories are available for viewing below.
One thing in the Fox story really caught my attention. A worker for one city completes the job, returns [...]
Innovative ways to provide city services at lower cost gets national attention
If you have been following this Blog long, you know one of our biases is towards providing needed government services at the lowest possible cost. Many communities have found this is possible through a concept call Public/Private Partnerships.
Recently Fox News featured how a company [...]