The top concern of American mayors is infrastructure, according to a recent report. This indicates that local officials realize that neglecting infrastructure to address other needs will end up hurting everything, says one of the report’s authors.
“Infrastructure has always been the sacrificial lamb,” said Farhad Omeyr of the National League of Cities (NLC) Center for Research and Data.
The NLC released its 10th annual “State of the Cities” report on July 21 during a panel discussion in Tacoma, Washington.
Mr. Omeyr said this is the third year that infrastructure topped the list of priorities for America’s mayors. Previously the city executives had placed economic development at the top of their lists, he said, but they have elevated infrastructure as a spending priority as city systems age and the federal government makes funding available….