Municipal Projects Quotes

“High ESG standards are especially important in large municipal projects.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“At Mayflower-Plymouth, we exist to help municipalities and their partners steward capital.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“City Planners, collectively, play a huge role in societies’ ability to steward capital wisely. With most of humanity living in cities, their efficiency or lack there of has huge implications for how people interact with resources. And from an ESG perspective, the condition of civilization can be largely measured by the interactions between people and resources”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Municipalities that cultivate conditions for business prosperity are better positioned to maximize tax revenue consistently and holistically and these are the municipalities that are most investable and most able to foster human prosperity.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“It’s very important that municipalities employ effective communication. Citizens deserve to be informed of the ROI they’re getting for their tax dollars.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Every municipality in the world is ground zero for civilization-scale capital stewardship.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“One of the major priorities for a municipality should be to cultivate the conditions for a thriving business community.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Municipalities should be prioritizing data in the same way that businesses are prioritizing data.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Urban decay is a thing. And the way to avoid urban decay is to actively plan for urban regeneration.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Municipalities that struggle with emergency management present an added layer of risk in terms of their ability to repay loans. When we do our underwriting for bond issuance we consider how prepared a municipality is in terms of emergency management.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“High ESG standards are especially important in large municipal projects offering revenue bonds.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr