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Mike Crow: Storm Ready in Tallahassee (FMEA Public Powercast Special Feature) (opens the original)
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Steve sits down with Mike Crow, Assistant General Manager for Power Delivery at the City of Tallahassee, for a timely conversation recorded in April 2026 as hurricane season preparations ramp up. They open with a proud local note: Tallahassee's recent win at the FMEA Florida Lineman Competition. Mike pulls back the curtain on what utility hurricane preparedness looks like day-to-day, walking through thetabletop exercise process and why the "cone of uncertainty" demands flexibility. A storm can s
Kevin Guthrie: Prepare to Recover (FMEA Public Powercast Special Feature) (opens the original)
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Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), discusses the 2026hurricane season with a straightforward message: "Be ready for your one." Guthrie unpacks Florida's "Let's prepare to recover" philosophy, covering the practical steps that bring it to life: filling out forms correctly, providing required documentation, and F-ROC (Florida's Recovery Obligation Calculation), a toolaimed at making recovery more proactive and the public assistance program fas
Episode #231: Brooks Williams – Turning Around a Divided City in Ferris, Texas (opens the original)
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Brooks Williams, City Manager of Ferris, Texas, joins hostSteve Vancore to share one of the more remarkable turnaround stories in recent local government memory. When Brooks arrived, Ferris had cycled through 12 citymanagers in 10 years, council members had come to blows, and a widely read article had dubbed it "the town where everyone hates each other." Despite sitting alongside a major Texas interstate, the city was not growing. Brooks walks through the approach he took to change theculture, i
Episode #230: Steve Williamson – The Intersection of Strategy and Infrastructure in Key Biscayne (opens the original)
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Steve Williamson, Village Manager of Key Biscayne, joinshost Steve Vancore to discuss the unique infrastructure challenges of managing a barrier island community of 15,000 residents on just one square mile, accessible only via a seven-mile causeway. Williamson shares how Key Biscayne completed a decades-long project to remove all septic systems in 2024, an initiative that began in 2005 and reflected residents' genuine understanding of the connection between water quality and how waste is managed
Episode #229: Dr. James Poag – Organizational Leadership and a New Chapter in Florida City (opens the original)
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Dr. James Poag, City Manager of Florida City, joins hostSteve Vancore to discuss his first seven months leading a city that recently transitioned from a strong mayor form of government to a commission/manager structure. Drawing on his Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and Higher Education Management and his prior experience as Strategic Administrative Officer at Miami Gardens, Dr. Poag shares what it takes to step into a new leadership role and hit the ground running. Dr. Poag discusses the sim
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