Libraries introduce 3D printers to great acclaim

As FEMA resumes and restructures its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, counties are reassessing projects that were put in limbo during its cancellation and creating new hazard mitigation gameplans ahead of its upcoming funding cycle. 

From flood protection and public safety to pest control and water infrastructure, mobile tours at NACo's Annual Conference in Orleans Paris, La. offer a firsthand look at local government in action — and plenty of inspiration to bring back home to your county.

NACo CEO Matt Chase writes: "Counties did not ask to be on the front lines of the AI era. But we are.  The power demands, the water use, the land battles, the tax base, the workforce changes, the pressure for public services — all of it lands on us first."