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December 2002
With the stock market sagging and the economy
slumping, the municipal insurance market has turned cold again
and townships are facing higher insurance rates. So how can your
township get the insurance it needs to protect itself without
blowing its entire budget? Well, the answer is simple enough:
By controlling losses, being vigilant about potential risks, and
shopping around for the best deal, your township can get the insurance
coverage it needs, hopefully at a price it can afford - even in
this cold, hard market.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure. Although spoken many years ago, Benjamin Franklin's words
have never rung more true. In an age of pollution, soil contamination,
and threats to national security, the question must be raised:
How safe is your drinking water? The answers might surprise you.
Townships must meet January 6 to organize
for 2003.
Not so long ago, the only sources of weather
prediction a township supervisor or roadmaster could rely on were
his own two eyes and the television weatherman. These days, weather
information is available at the click of a mouse - and then some.
In fact, the Internet is transforming the weather industry, with
countless Web sites offering up-to-the-minute weather information,
radar, and programs that allow the latest weather predictions
and storm warnings to be delivered right to your e-mail address.
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