IT'S NOT EASY GOING GREEN

MUNICIPALITIES MUST GET CREATIVE TO FUND RESILIENCY IN A                TIME OF BOTH GREATER NEED AND REDUCED FEDERAL FUNDING

“The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is so true with water and green infrastructure. It costs a lot less to avoid a problem than to pay to rebuild after the catastrophe,” said Tahne Corcutt, of the Jacobs engineering firm.

"[Resilient infrastructure] can create inclusive places where people want to come." 

Corcutt said as local and regional governments seek voter approval for levies, bond issues and loans, they must sell stakeholders on the value of green infrastructure.