Capital Project Communication for Local Governments: A Start-to-Finish Guide

Capital projects are the most visible and often the most costly things a small local government does. A road reconstruction, a water main replacement, a sewer rehabilitation, a park renovation, a public works facility, or a stormwater system upgrade touches the daily lives of residents in ways that routine operations do not. Residents see the construction equipment. They drive the detour routes. They pay the assessments or the higher rates. They wait for the project to be done so things can return to normal. And throughout that process, they have questions that, if left unanswered, become frustrations, and if those frustrations are ignored long enough, become mistrust.

The communication challenge of capital projects is not primarily technical. Most residents do not need to understand the engineering specifications of a road reconstruction or the materials science behind a water main repair. What they need to understand is the same set of things they need to understand about any major decision that affects their community: why this is happening, what it will cost, who will pay for it, when it will be done, how it will affect their daily routine during construction, and whether anyone in authority is paying attention to how it goes. Those are not technical questions. They are the questions of a community member who wants to know whether their government is doing its job responsibly and keeping them informed.

This article provides a communication framework for capital projects from the earliest stages of need identification through completion and final communication. It is organized around the lifecycle of a typical capital project, with guidance on what to communicate at each stage, which channels to use, how to handle the specific communication challenges that arise during construction, and how to close out the project communication in a way that honors the public investment and maintains the resident trust that good project communication builds. The framework applies to projects of varying sizes and types, from a small drainage improvement to a major road reconstruction, with the understanding that the depth and breadth of communication should scale to the scale and impact of the project.

One important framing note: capital project communication is not public relations. Its purpose is not to make residents feel good about a project they might otherwise oppose or to minimize concerns about impacts that are real. Its purpose is to give residents accurate, timely information about a significant public investment so they can plan around it, provide input where appropriate, evaluate whether it is being managed responsibly, and ultimately understand and appreciate what their community has gained when the project is complete.

Stage One: Establishing the Need

The first stage of capital project communication begins well before any project has been formally approved or funded. It begins when the need for an investment is identified and the agency starts thinking about whether and how to address it. Communication at this stage is often omitted entirely, with agencies waiting until a project is well underway before saying anything publicly. That delay is a mistake, because it squanders the period during which community understanding of the need can be built most naturally, before any specific cost or disruption is associated with addressing it.

Need communication should explain what problem or condition the agency has identified, why that problem exists, how serious it is, and what the range of potential responses looks like. A road that has deteriorated because its base has failed requires different communication than a road that has reached the end of its design life but is still serviceable. A water main that is failing with increasing frequency requires different communication than one that has been assessed as approaching failure before the failures actually begin. The communication should match the actual urgency of the need rather than inflating it to justify a project or minimizing it to avoid alarm.

Early need communication also creates an opportunity for resident input on priorities. Not every identified infrastructure need can be addressed immediately, and governing bodies make difficult trade-off decisions about which needs to address first and with what resources. Residents who understand the range of needs the agency is managing are better positioned to contribute meaningfully to those trade-off discussions than residents who first hear about a need in the context of a specific project proposal with an attached price tag. Early engagement with needs, even before solutions are defined, builds the community understanding that makes subsequent project approvals more likely to reflect genuine community priorities.

Need communication should be clear that it is describing a problem being studied, not announcing a project that has been approved. A communication that says the township has identified significant deterioration in the Elm Road pavement and drainage systems and is beginning a study of repair and improvement options is different from a communication that implies a reconstruction project has been decided. The distinction matters for maintaining resident trust in the agency’s communication accuracy and for preventing residents from forming opinions about project specifics that have not yet been determined.

Stage Two: The Planning and Design Phase

Once a project has been approved for study or preliminary design, the communication should explain what that approval means, what the planning process involves, who will conduct the study or design, and when residents can expect preliminary findings or a design recommendation. This stage is often the longest in a capital project lifecycle and the one during which residents are most likely to feel that nothing is happening even when significant work is underway.

The planning phase communication challenge is that the work being done, including surveys, assessments, preliminary engineering, environmental review, and design development, is largely invisible to residents who do not work in the field. A resident who sees survey stakes along a road may wonder what they mean. A resident who hears that a study is being conducted may wonder when the study will be done and what happens next. The communication during this phase should demystify the process by explaining what planning and design work involves and why it takes as long as it does.

Public input opportunities during the planning phase are among the most meaningful engagement opportunities in a capital project, because decisions made during design have lasting consequences for how a project looks, how it functions, and who it serves. A road design that addresses pedestrian access, driveway connections, and drainage near residential properties is most effectively developed with input from residents who use those features daily. An agency that holds a design input meeting, presents preliminary options, and genuinely incorporates community feedback into the design is practicing the kind of collaborative planning that produces better projects and stronger community support for those projects.

The planning phase is also when cost estimates are developed and refined. Initial cost estimates at the study phase are typically broader ranges with wider uncertainty than estimates produced after design is further developed. The communication should be clear about the current stage of cost estimation and the expected accuracy of the estimate at that stage, so residents understand that early figures are indicative rather than definitive. An agency that states a preliminary estimate clearly as a range with acknowledged uncertainty builds more credibility when the final project cost is different from the early estimate than an agency that presents preliminary figures as reliable numbers.

Communicating About Funding Sources

Capital projects are funded through combinations of local revenue, state or federal grants, bonds or loans, special assessments, and other financing mechanisms that residents may not be familiar with. The communication should explain where the money for the project is coming from, how each funding source works, what obligations or requirements come with each source, and what the local cost share is.

For projects funded through grants, the communication should explain that the grant funds must be applied for, that they are not guaranteed until they are formally awarded, and what the match requirement is if any. Residents who hear about a grant-funded project and later discover that the grant fell through, or that the local match requirement was higher than anticipated, may feel that the initial communication was misleading. Describing grant funding as anticipated rather than confirmed, and explaining the match requirement upfront, prevents those misunderstandings.

For projects funded through special assessments or debt that will be repaid through rates or taxes, the communication should explain how the repayment works, what the estimated annual cost to each property or customer will be, and over what period the repayment is expected to occur. Residents need this information to evaluate the total cost of the project to their household rather than only the headline construction cost. A project that costs a significant amount per household over a twenty-year repayment period requires different communication than a project funded entirely through available reserves.

Stage Three: Procurement and Contract Award

When a project moves from design into procurement, the communication should explain what the procurement process involves, what criteria will be used to select a contractor, when bids are expected to be received, and when a contract is expected to be awarded. Residents who understand the procurement process are less likely to be confused by a period of apparent inactivity between project approval and construction start that often occurs during bidding and contract finalization.

Contract award is a communication milestone. When a contract is awarded, the agency should announce the contractor selected, the contract amount, how that amount compares to the engineer’s estimate and the budget, the expected project schedule, and a contact for resident questions. The announcement of a higher-than-budgeted contract price is an especially important communication moment because it requires the agency to explain immediately whether the budget was exceeded, how the difference will be funded, and whether the project scope has been adjusted to manage costs. Residents who discover a cost increase from a source other than the agency will draw less favorable conclusions than residents who received accurate information from the agency first.

For projects where multiple bids were received, the communication may briefly describe the bidding outcome, noting how many bids were received and whether the selected bid represents a competitive result. That information helps residents understand that the project cost reflects market conditions rather than a sole-source arrangement, which is a common resident concern about government contracting that transparent communication can address directly.

Stage Four: Pre-Construction Communication

The pre-construction period, between contract award and the start of physical work on site, is a critical communication window that many agencies underutilize. Residents who will be directly affected by construction, including those who live or own property on the project corridor, whose access may be affected, or whose daily routines will need to adjust, deserve direct, specific advance notice well before work begins. That notice should give them enough time to plan: to arrange alternative routes, to complete activities that will be impossible or significantly more difficult during construction, and to ask questions about impacts to their specific property.

Pre-construction communication to directly affected residents should be more personalized and more detailed than general public communication about the project. A letter or notice delivered to properties along a reconstruction corridor should describe specifically what work will occur near that property, how access to driveways will be managed, what the expected timeline for work in front of that property is, and who the resident should contact if they have specific concerns about property impacts. This level of specificity requires more effort than a general project announcement but produces significantly better resident relationships and fewer complaints during construction.

The pre-construction period is also when the agency should establish the communication cadence for the construction phase. Residents should know before construction starts how they will receive updates during construction, what the primary channels for project information will be, how often they can expect updates, and who to contact if they have a concern during construction. Setting those expectations before construction begins prevents the communication void that often develops when residents cannot find reliable information about what is happening at the project site.

Stage Five: Construction Phase Communication

The construction phase generates the most resident contact and the most communication need of any project stage. Residents encounter disruption directly and want information about when it will end, what comes next, and whether the situation affecting their access, their routine, or their property is known to the agency and being addressed. Construction phase communication must be more frequent, more specific, and more responsive than communication at any other project stage.

Regular Project Updates

During active construction, the agency should publish regular project updates that describe what work is currently underway, what the current schedule is, what work is expected in the coming period, whether any changes to the schedule or scope have occurred, and what residents should anticipate in terms of access, noise, dust, or other impacts in the near term. These updates should be frequent enough that residents always have current information, even if that frequency means publishing updates every week or two weeks during active work periods.

Updates should be honest about delays and their causes. A project that runs behind schedule because of weather, material delays, subsurface conditions discovered during excavation, or other legitimate factors should be communicated about honestly and promptly. Residents who discover that a project is significantly behind schedule from the construction crew at the site, rather than from an official agency update, are residents who conclude that the agency is hiding information. An agency that proactively communicates delays, including their causes and the revised schedule, is an agency that residents can trust even when things are not going according to plan.

Responding to Individual Concerns

Construction projects generate individual concerns that require specific responses: a driveway that was inaccessible longer than residents were told, a utilities connection that was disrupted without advance notice, a piece of heavy equipment that damaged a private lawn, a drainage problem created by construction activity that did not exist before work began. Each of these concerns deserves a prompt, specific response that tells the resident what the agency knows about the situation, what is being done about it, and when they can expect resolution.

A designated project contact, publicized in the pre-construction communication and in every project update during construction, is the essential mechanism for managing individual concerns effectively. That contact should be someone with actual knowledge of the project who can investigate concerns, provide accurate information, and coordinate with the contractor when resident concerns require contractor action. A contact who is merely a message-taker adds little value if residents’ concerns are not actually investigated and addressed.

The contractor’s responsibility for managing construction activities does not eliminate the agency’s communication responsibility to residents. Residents who contact the agency with a concern about the contractor’s work deserve a response from the agency, not a referral to the contractor to sort out themselves. The agency should serve as the interface between residents and the contractor for issues that arise during construction, ensuring that resident concerns receive both a communication response and an operational one.

Stage Six: Project Completion and Close-Out

Project completion communication is as important as any communication that preceded it, and it is more often neglected. An agency that communicates extensively during planning and construction and then falls silent at completion leaves residents without the final chapter of the project story. That gap is particularly unfortunate because the completion communication represents the best opportunity to connect the investment to its community benefit, to thank the community for its patience during disruption, and to close the loop with residents who raised concerns or questions during the project.

The completion communication should announce that the project is complete, describe what was accomplished and how the final result compares to what was planned, state the final project cost and how it compares to the budget, note any significant variations between the original scope and the completed project, and identify any remaining work such as restoration or landscaping that will occur before the site is fully returned to normal. It should connect the investment to its expected benefit: how the completed infrastructure will improve service, extend the life of the system, address the problem that initiated the project, or serve the community over the coming years.

For projects that involved special assessments or other direct costs to affected properties, the completion communication should confirm the final assessment amounts and the payment schedule, giving affected residents the complete financial picture of what the project cost them specifically. This final cost communication should be delivered directly to affected properties rather than only through general public channels.

Managing Communication During Unexpected Developments

Capital projects almost always encounter unexpected conditions, and the agency’s communication during those moments is among the most visible and consequential it will produce. A buried utility discovered during excavation that requires a design change. A contractor performance problem that delays the schedule. A cost increase driven by changed conditions that requires supplemental appropriations. A discovery during construction that reveals a more serious underlying problem than the original assessment identified. Each of these situations requires immediate, honest communication that tells residents what has happened, what it means for the project, and what the agency is doing about it.

The standard for communication during unexpected developments should be higher rather than lower than during normal project progress. The temptation to wait until the situation is fully resolved before communicating is understandable but counterproductive. Residents who learn about a significant project development from word of mouth, from the local newspaper, or from the construction crew rather than from the agency will draw conclusions about the agency’s candor that are difficult to reverse. An early communication that says something unexpected has been discovered, that the agency is working to understand its implications, and that an update will follow as soon as the situation is assessed is always better than silence.

Communicating About Project Scope Changes and Budget Adjustments

Few aspects of capital project communication are more challenging than explaining changes to the original project scope or budget. These changes are common, legitimate, and often unavoidable, but they frequently generate resident concern about whether the agency is managing the project responsibly. A project that costs more than originally budgeted, or that includes work not originally described, can quickly become a source of community skepticism if the communication about the change is inadequate.

The communication about scope and budget changes should follow the same principles as the communication about unexpected developments: immediate, honest, and forward-looking. As soon as a significant scope or budget change is identified, the agency should communicate what changed, why the change occurred, how the change affects the total project cost and schedule, and how the additional cost will be funded if the change increases the budget. That communication should reach residents through the same channels that carried the original project announcement, so that residents who were following the project are certain to receive the update.

The explanation of why a scope or budget change occurred matters as much as the disclosure of the change itself. Changes driven by subsurface conditions discovered during excavation, by regulatory requirements that were not anticipated at the time of the original estimate, or by market conditions that affected material costs are different from changes driven by inadequate initial planning, design errors, or contractor performance problems. Residents who understand which type of cause produced a change can evaluate whether the agency managed the situation appropriately, rather than simply attributing the change to mismanagement regardless of its actual cause.

When a budget change requires supplemental appropriations from the governing body, the communication should explain the governing body’s action, including what was approved and whether the approval was unanimous or divided. A governing body that approves a supplemental appropriation while also directing staff to investigate the cause of the cost increase and report findings publicly is demonstrating responsible oversight that residents can evaluate. That accountability communication is itself an important part of the project communication and should not be omitted simply because the news about the cost increase is unfavorable.

For projects where the final cost is lower than the original budget, the communication should also highlight that positive outcome. A project completed under budget represents effective management of public resources and deserves acknowledgment, both because residents deserve to know the good news and because agencies that communicate their successes as well as their challenges build more credible reputations over time than those that only communicate when required to explain a problem.

Post-Project Resident Satisfaction and Lessons Learned

After a capital project is complete, the agency has an opportunity to assess how well the project communication served residents and to document lessons learned that can improve communication on future projects. This assessment is rarely conducted formally in small governments, but even an informal review can produce insights that significantly improve the next project.

Resident contacts during and after the project are the most direct source of information about communication effectiveness. The nature and volume of contacts at each project stage, the questions that were asked most frequently, the concerns that generated the most calls, and any complaints about the timeliness or accuracy of project information are all indicators of where communication succeeded and where it fell short. Reviewing those contacts, ideally with the staff members who handled them, can reveal specific communication gaps that the project update process did not address.

Direct resident feedback through a brief post-project survey is a more systematic approach that some agencies have found valuable for major projects. A survey that asks residents about the quality of communication they received, whether they were able to find the information they needed, and how the actual construction impacts compared to what they were told in advance gives the agency actionable data for improving future project communication. The survey should be administered shortly after project completion while the experience is still fresh for residents who participated.

The lessons learned from capital project communication should be documented in a form that is accessible to the staff who will manage future projects, including both staff who were directly involved in the current project and staff who may take on project communication responsibilities later. That documentation is a form of institutional memory that converts individual project experience into organizational learning, which is especially valuable in small governments where staff turnover can otherwise result in each project team reinventing the communication approach from scratch.

A capital project communication retrospective should also consider whether the level of community support for the completed project reflects the communication investment that was made during the project. Projects that were well communicated tend to generate more positive community response at completion, more resident appreciation for the infrastructure improvement, and more willingness to support future capital investments. Agencies that see that pattern consistently over multiple projects will have evidence that communication quality is a meaningful driver of community support for capital work, which is a compelling argument for continuing to invest in strong project communication.

Communicating About Asset Management and Long-Term Infrastructure Health

Capital project communication does not end when a specific project is complete. The completed infrastructure enters a period of service during which it will age, require maintenance, and eventually need replacement or rehabilitation again. Communicating about the long-term health and management of public infrastructure is increasingly recognized as an important element of the broader capital communication responsibility.

Asset management communication explains to residents that the infrastructure their local government maintains has a finite lifespan, that responsible stewardship requires both maintaining it well during that lifespan and planning for its eventual replacement, and that the rates and taxes residents pay are intended to support both current maintenance and future replacement. That foundational communication gives residents the context for evaluating future capital requests as part of a responsible long-term stewardship plan rather than as evidence of recurring management failures.

When a capital project is completed, a brief note in the completion communication about the expected service life of the completed improvement and what maintenance will be required to achieve that service life is an element of asset management communication that positions the project in its full lifecycle context. A road that has been reconstructed and that is expected to last a specific number of years with appropriate maintenance is a different asset than a road that was patched and expected to require reconstruction within five years. Communicating those distinctions helps residents understand the value of the investment they have made and what responsible stewardship of that investment looks like.

Agencies that communicate regularly about the condition of their infrastructure, using simple condition rating systems that residents can understand, give their communities a clearer picture of the capital investment needs on the horizon. An annual report that shows what percentage of roads are in good condition, what percentage are in fair condition, and what percentage are in poor condition, with a brief explanation of what those conditions mean for service life and maintenance requirements, gives residents a basis for understanding why capital investment is needed and whether current investment levels are adequate to maintain the system in acceptable condition over time.

Using Visuals and Maps in Capital Project Communication

Capital projects are inherently spatial. They affect specific roads, specific properties, specific service areas, or specific geographic zones. Communication about capital projects that relies entirely on text descriptions of locations and impacts may fail to convey the spatial relationships that residents need to understand whether and how a project affects them. Visual aids, including maps, diagrams, photographs, and renderings, can communicate spatial information far more efficiently than words alone and should be a standard element of capital project communication at every stage.

A project location map is the single most useful visual element for most capital project communications. A map that clearly shows the project area, the affected roads or infrastructure, and the relationship to familiar landmarks allows residents to quickly determine whether the project is near them and which of their daily routes or connections might be affected. For linear projects like road or utility work, the map should show both the project limits and any proposed detour routes so residents can assess their alternative options before construction begins.

Before-and-after photographs are particularly effective for communicating the need for a project and the benefit of the completed work. A photograph of a deteriorated road surface, a crumbling culvert, or a failing retaining wall makes the need for investment immediately visible in a way that text descriptions of pavement condition ratings or structural assessments cannot. Photographs of the completed project that can be compared to the pre-project condition demonstrate the tangible benefit of the investment to residents who may have experienced only the disruption of construction without a clear sense of what the result would look like.

Design renderings and cross-section diagrams are useful for communicating what a completed project will look like when design alternatives are being evaluated. Residents who can see what a proposed road profile, a new storm sewer inlet configuration, or a reconstructed park feature will look like before construction begins can provide more specific and more useful input than residents who are asked to evaluate abstract design descriptions. For projects where design alternatives affect how residents will experience the completed work, visual comparison of the alternatives is among the most effective tools for supporting informed community input.

Progress photographs taken regularly during construction and shared through project updates create a visual record of the work that many residents find both informative and engaging. Residents who live away from the project site but who want to understand what is happening will consult progress photographs when they would not read detailed text updates. Residents who live near the project and can see the construction from their windows find that progress photographs taken from other vantage points give them a broader picture than their own view provides. A consistent weekly or biweekly construction photograph, captioned briefly to explain what stage the work is at, requires only a few minutes to produce and adds significant value to the project communication.

Community Liaison and Neighborhood Communication During Major Projects

Major capital projects that significantly disrupt a neighborhood or a specific community benefit from a more intensive direct communication approach than the general project communication channels can provide. A community liaison, whether a staff member or a contracted community outreach professional, who makes direct contact with affected residents, attends neighborhood gatherings, and serves as a named point of contact for the project can build the individual relationships that general communication cannot replicate.

The community liaison approach is most valuable for projects that affect a dense residential area, that involve particularly disruptive impacts such as extended access restrictions or noise, that affect communities with significant language or digital access barriers, or that have generated significant community concern or opposition. In these situations, the additional investment in direct community contact produces returns in resident cooperation, reduced complaint volume, and community appreciation for the project that far exceed the cost.

A community liaison does not need to be a full-time position for most projects. A staff member who devotes a portion of their time to attending neighborhood events, distributing project information at community gathering places, and being personally available to residents with concerns can fulfill the liaison function for many projects. For major projects with significant community impact, a more intensive liaison role may be warranted, and some agencies have found that contracting with a community outreach specialist for the duration of construction provides a cost-effective way to maintain that intensive direct contact without permanently adding staff.

The community liaison’s communication should be consistent with the official project communication rather than supplemental to it. A liaison who provides information that differs from what appears on the project website or in the project updates creates the kind of channel inconsistency that undermines resident trust. The liaison’s value is in the directness and personal accessibility of the communication, not in providing different information from what the agency is communicating through other channels.

Strategic Communication Support for Small and Rural Governments

Capital project communication is an investment in community confidence that pays dividends both during the project and after it. Projects that are communicated well generate less resident conflict, fewer formal complaints, smoother contractor relationships, and more community appreciation for the resulting improvement than projects that are communicated poorly even when both projects are managed with equal technical competence. The communication is not separate from the project management. It is part of how the project serves the community.

Building comprehensive capital project communication capacity requires templates, processes, and skills that take time to develop. For agencies managing a major project without established communication systems, outside support can significantly improve both the quality of the communication and the efficiency with which it is produced. That support is most valuable when it is engaged early in the project lifecycle rather than after communication problems have already developed.

Stegmeier Consulting Group (SCG) helps small and rural governments develop capital project communication systems that serve residents throughout the full project lifecycle. That work includes pre-project need communication, planning phase engagement support, procurement and award announcements, pre-construction resident notification, construction phase update frameworks, and completion communication design. Whether your agency is preparing for a major capital investment or wants to improve its communication approach for ongoing project work, SCG can help you build the systems that keep residents informed and the agency credible through the full arc of public infrastructure investment.

Future Trends in Capital Project Communication

The tools and expectations around capital project communication are evolving in ways that will affect how small governments manage this important communication function. Several trends are worth noting for agencies building or improving their project communication capacity.

Online project dashboards and real-time project tracking pages are becoming more common for major local government capital projects. These pages provide residents with a centralized location for all project information, including current status, schedule, photos, contractor contact information, meeting materials, and links to related documents. As the platforms for building and maintaining these pages become more accessible, their use will likely expand to smaller projects and smaller agencies that previously relied only on periodic updates through general communication channels.

Drone photography and video documentation of capital project progress is an increasingly accessible tool that can significantly enhance the visual quality of construction phase communications. A weekly aerial photograph showing project progress, shared through social media or the project dashboard, provides residents with a vivid picture of what is happening at the site that is far more informative than a text description. Small governments that explore low-cost drone documentation as part of their project communication toolkit will find that visual content dramatically increases resident engagement with project updates.

Equity considerations in capital project siting and communication are receiving growing attention. Questions about which neighborhoods receive capital investment, how community input processes reach historically underrepresented populations, and whether project impacts are distributed fairly across different income levels and demographic groups are increasingly being raised in local government capital planning processes. Agencies that proactively address equity in their project communication, including conducting targeted outreach to communities that may face greater barriers to engagement, will be better positioned to serve all residents fairly and to demonstrate that commitment through their communication practices.

Conclusion

Capital projects represent some of the most significant decisions and investments a small local government makes. They shape the infrastructure that residents depend on for decades, they consume substantial public resources, and they create real disruption for real people during construction. The communication that accompanies those projects is not optional. It is part of the obligation the agency takes on when it undertakes a major public investment.

The framework described in this article, which covers every stage from need identification through completion, gives small governments a structure for approaching capital project communication systematically rather than reactively. Not every project will require all of the communication elements described here at the same level of depth. But every project benefits from deliberate attention to what residents need to know at each stage, how to reach them with that information, and how to respond when unexpected developments create communication pressure.

Agencies that communicate their capital projects well build something more than just infrastructure. They build community understanding of what public investment requires and what it produces. They build resident confidence that the governing body is managing public resources responsibly. And they build the long-term public trust that makes future capital investments easier to explain, easier to fund, and easier to complete with the community’s continued support.

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Align your agency’s capital project communication from need identification through completion.

Small and rural governments need capital project communication that serves residents at every stage of the project lifecycle, from the identification of a need through the completion of the work and the close-out of the project. Building that communication requires stage-appropriate content, the right channels for each audience, honest handling of delays and unexpected developments, and the completion communication that connects the investment to its community benefit.

SCG helps public agencies develop capital project communication systems that maintain resident trust and community support through the full arc of major infrastructure investment. Whether your agency is preparing for a significant capital project or wants to build a more systematic approach to project communication across all of its capital work, SCG can help you develop the framework that serves residents well and protects the agency’s credibility throughout.

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