I am disappointed to have to write this blog post but wanted to make sure others were aware of what is happening due to the language of the Recovery Bill with respect to road construction. So far, from what I have been told by DOT employees, the only roads that will be eligible to receive [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Stimulus Money Won’t Stimulate?
January 27th, 2009 
Pam Broviak 
Posted in CAD, Public Works 
Tags: infrastructure, Recovery Bill, roads, stimulus, wastewater, water 
Comments OffFrozen Meters Exposed – Don’t Try This at Home
January 24th, 2009 Pam Broviak A water meter usually sits in a basement or crawlspace off in a corner, forgotten, and often ignored. But when temperatures start to dip below 0° F, and the water in the meter freezes because no one thought to keep their meter nice and toasty warm, this water measuring device starts to get a little [...]
Reaction Grid: Building Community, Nurturing Business, and Throwing Tomatoes
January 17th, 2009 Pam Broviak Back in 2006, I decided to join and explore the Second Life community in order to find out how it could help me as an engineer. I was also interested in finding out how it could help promote our community. As I became more involved, I realized there was even more potential to virtual worlds [...]
Posted in Public Works in Second Life Tags: engineering, Public Works, Reaction Grid, SCADA, second life 4 Comments »Your Social Media Journey Begins Here
January 11th, 2009 Pam Broviak So how many times have you tried to convince your friends and colleagues that they should be on Twitter or LinkedIn? Are you the person making the rounds in your office showing everyone Second Life and trying to convince them of the benefits of virtual worlds. I know I am one of those people shouting [...]
Posted in Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: #YSMJBH09, guide, Public Works, Social Media, Web 2.0 Comments OffStimulus Package Status Report
January 5th, 2009 Pam Broviak If your community is like ours, you have received very little information about the much publicized economic stimulus package currently under consideration by our legislators and President-elect Obama. For a small town, this is frustrating because if this does happen, the opportunity will be a once-in-a-lifetime deal. So we sit on the edge of our [...]
Posted in Construction, Public Works Tags: construction, public works infrastructure, stimulus package Comments Off
