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Stinson, Thomas F. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Discusses the money saving practice of small communities contracting with neighboring communities for special government services like firefighting. Using fire protection as an example, provides practical information for negotiating a fair price. Stresses establishing a bargaining range within which negotiations can take place--setting upper and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
McKenna, Francis E. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Reports results of a 1982 survey of suburban and rural local governments in Maryland, which showed that cable television in rural areas is generally inferior to that in the suburbs, providing less revenue for local governments and poorer services. Advises local officials how to improve their current cable arrangements. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Services, Community Surveys, Federal Legislation
Download full textCook, Annabel Kirschner – 1993
Community leaders and government agency representatives need to understand local population trends, particularly in situations of rapid change. This publication outlines a simple framework for analysis of population changes, along with useful methods and criteria that can be applied when considering management and policy alternatives. Two…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Planning, Community Services, Data Analysis
Siegler, Theodore R. – 1979
The guide describes an assessment procedure that can be used by sparsely populated communities located near a potential development to help predict where the incoming population will choose to live and shop. First, a numerical model, the "gravity model," is presented which utilizes community size and the distance from the community to…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Services, Community Size, Coping
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1984
Designed to help rural officials, including tribal governments and community leaders, quickly identify sources of assistance for rural development, this guide catalogs approximately 440 sources of public and private national level technical and financial resource assistance. The sources of assistance listed generally focus on local governments and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Services, Databases, Financial Support
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1982
This manual, the Spanish translation of a separately available English handbook on program design, is intended to assist volunteers and staff of volunteer organizations in the systematic design of projects in various health, community, and social service areas. The first section of the manual is a guidebook that addresses such aspects of the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Programs, Community Services, Data Collection
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1982
This manual is intended to assist volunteers and staff of volunteer organizations in the design of projects in various community and social service areas. The first section of the manual is a guidebook that addresses such aspects of the planning, implementation, and evaluation process as situational analysis, needs assessment, task-oriented…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Programs, Community Services, Data Collection
