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In this first edition of Issues & Trends for 2012, we present the five most popular stories featured in American City & County in 2011. The most-read feature of the year was the October cover story, "Driving them to drink," which covered the effects of water conservation on many communities' already-stretched budgets. The other most-read stories revealed public works directors' salaries, described New York's efforts to save money by reforming procurement practices, showed how communities are generating electricity with small-scale hydropower projects, and examined the battles between employee unions and legislators.
Also, we present two of the most-read Commentary and Lighter Side articles of 2011.
Remember to turn to American City & County's Issues & Trends for the top headlines of 2012.
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Top Stories |
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Declining water demand causes new headaches for water managers.
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Top public works officials see rise in salaries and decline in benefits as many head to retirement.
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New York reforms its procurement practices to maintain services while lowering local government costs.
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Communities can generate power through their public water systems.
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Battles rage between public sector unions and elected officials with no end in sight.
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Renewed interest from lenders points to more financing options for governments in 2011.
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The nudist community in San Francisco does not feel a need to cover their butts, and some are not pleased with a proposed city requirement for them to do so.
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