www.judyballard.com – Judy Ballard Cobb County GA Luxury Real Estate Specialist
Congratulations to the city of Marietta!
Marietta was named one of the 10 best communities in the United States by the National Civic League as a 2006 All-American City. This is one of the oldest and most respected community recognition awards in the country.
Each year the national Civic League recognizes civic excellence, honoring communities of all sizes in which the people, government, businesses, and volunteer organizations work together to address critical local issues. Marietta was joined by 600 other cities in vying for this award. Mayor, Bill Dunnaway said, “The City is honored to win the All-American City award because only four other Georgia communities have won the award’s 57 year history. This means that the work we’re doing is among the best in the country, and it’s great that others recognize it too.”
Marietta City Manager, Bill Bruton added, “Everyone in Marietta should be proud because winning the award is the result of the entire community working together. We appreciate the community’s work for the great progress we’ve made in the last three years.” Bruton also stated, “This is the premier national award for communities and winner have seen an increase in tourism, grants, and better bond rating.
This is the first time Marietta has been selected a a finalist and a winner. Several reasons were sited for it’s success in capturing this award.
1. The Marietta Revitalization Program was sited for it’s achievements. Its goal is to balance the city’s housing stock, stabilizing school enrollments, creating affordable workforce housing and revitalizing neighborhoods. The city has made tremendous progress towards increasing the percentage of of homeowners while reducing substandard rental units.
2. The creation of M-Star, which combines community policing and computer analysis of crime trends with direct accountability to city staff and public involvement. M-Star has seen success in the reduction of crime in Marietta.
3. “Marietta Reads” was submitted as a city wide effort to foster reading and literacy, which has increased student test scores and book circulation.
4. A twelve point evaluation tool that measures a community’s overall abilities to solve problems, including planning efforts and partnerships with community organization impressed the National Civic League.
Our Town applauds the cit Marietta on receiving The National Civic League Award. It is one of the main reasons we thing West Cobb is a terrific place to live, work and play!
[Article Published Our Town Magazine 2006]
