Submitted by melissa on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 21:52.
Federal stimulus funding shows signs of stimulating some creativity. Take the Energy-Efficiency Block Grants now available for application by smaller municipalities (under 35,000 population). Communities have been probing the options for shovel-ready, energy-efficient and overdue infrastructure projects that can compete with the hundreds of proposals being submitted by their counterpart communities. In the process they’re recognizing the zero-sum nature of that game - and some are figuring out a higher road.
