A training program operated by the National League of Cities helps small cities apply directly for federal infrastructure funding. Participating cities have won $428 million since last summer.
GOVERNING
By Jared Brey
Aug. 8, 2023
Maria Tidwell is a code enforcement officer for Gladewater, Texas, a town of 6,100 people about halfway between Dallas and Shreveport. It’s a rural place, Tidwell says, and its infrastructure is minimal: It’s not easy for everyone to get to hospitals or grocery stores.
“Our water lines need updating. We need new sewer lines. We don’t have sidewalks,” Tidwell says. “We are kind of an impoverished community.”
An East Texas native, Tidwell spent the first part of her career as a news producer, working for several years in New York City before returning home to start a family. She started working as an administrative assistant at a water plant, and now considers government work a second career: She’s finishing a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Texas at Tyler and aims to work as a city manager someday. View the full article: Governing.com
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