Each year on October 28, National First Responders Day provides an opportunity to recognize the people who protect our communities when emergencies occur. Police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and dispatchers are often the first professionals who...
class="css-data-center" aria-label="Data Center Development: Is Your Community Prepared?" Data center development is becoming an increasingly important issue for municipalities across the United States. Driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud...
Whether it’s a water restriction, a construction project, or a major infrastructure investment, residents want to know what’s happening in their community, and they should. Most of us turn on the faucet and expect water. We rarely think about the infrastructure,...
Week of October 12 – 18, 2026 Welcome back to Astro-Strategic Solutions, where you looked at your calendar this morning and thought: “Oh good, I have an opening at 10:00.” Adorable. By 9:17, that opening had become a phone call, a “quick conversation,” and an...
With the December 31, 2026, ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) expenditure deadline approaching, municipalities should be taking a close look at every remaining ARPA balance. Projects come in under budget. Contracts change. Final costs are lower than...
