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a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
Exceptions to the Rule While most municipalities observe the Christmas holiday, some private waste collection companies may still operate, particularly in areas with high service demands.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
In 2023, an update to Brown Deer's comprehensive plan, a long-range road map municipalities use to guide development and land use, listed the Marketplace as the highest priority redevelopment location in the village.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The City of Milwaukee and other large municipalities have their own weights and measures programs that investigate consumer complaints.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The ongoing project in Turkey, spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and local municipalities, plans to develop the battlefield into a cultural point of interest for tourists.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Heading into the new year, the balance sheets of many local and state governments are relatively strong, and the positive outlook for employment and the economy in 2025 should bode well for the tax revenues of many municipalities.
—Kevin Mahn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
So far, Washington is just one of two other municipalities across the state that have applied for either speeding or red light cameras, according to Josh Morgan, spokesperson for the state’s DOT.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Since then, only three municipalities out of the state’s 169 towns and cities have applied for speeding or red light cameras, according to the DOT.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach provides an opportunity to protect American cities, showcase the wins of our municipalities and states, and to replicate the successes of global cities worldwide.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
In 2023, an update to Brown Deer's comprehensive plan, a long-range road map municipalities use to guide development and land use, listed the Marketplace as the highest priority redevelopment location in the village.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The City of Milwaukee and other large municipalities have their own weights and measures programs that investigate consumer complaints.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The ongoing project in Turkey, spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and local municipalities, plans to develop the battlefield into a cultural point of interest for tourists.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Heading into the new year, the balance sheets of many local and state governments are relatively strong, and the positive outlook for employment and the economy in 2025 should bode well for the tax revenues of many municipalities.
—Kevin Mahn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
So far, Washington is just one of two other municipalities across the state that have applied for either speeding or red light cameras, according to Josh Morgan, spokesperson for the state’s DOT.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Since then, only three municipalities out of the state’s 169 towns and cities have applied for speeding or red light cameras, according to the DOT.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach provides an opportunity to protect American cities, showcase the wins of our municipalities and states, and to replicate the successes of global cities worldwide.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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