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Eastland Receives “Community Achievement Award”
09/29/2008 - The City of Eastland will receive the “Community Achievement Award” at the 15th Annual Texas Midwest Conference, Oct. 15, at the San Angelo Convention Center .
According to TMCN President Genora Young of Eden “the award was developed as a way to encourage cities of all sizes in the region to be better prepared for future growth and economic development programs.” Criteria to qualify for the award include vision, pride, youth involvement, connectivity and assessment.
Through the local efforts of Chamber of Commerce Executive Kelly Armstrong an application for the award was submitted in July which detailed Eastland’s community-wide plan (vision), beautification efforts (pride), student participation on local projects (youth involvement) and website (connectivity).
When applications are received by the TMCN office, individuals from neighboring communities in the region are assigned to visit the city to conduct a windshield tour of what a visitor sees and experiences when they come to town (assessment). Information from the windshield tour is then provided to local leaders.
The Community Achievement Award will be presented during conference luncheon ceremonies. Eastland will receive the 2008 Award along with Aspermont, Brady, Breckenridge, Cisco and Eden .
TMCN member cities include Abilene, Albany, Anson, Aspermont, Baird, Ballinger, Brady, Breckenridge, Bronte, Brownwood, Buffalo Gap, Cisco, Clyde, Coleman, Colorado City, Comanche, Cross Plains, De Leon, Dublin, Early, Eastland, Goldthwaite, Gorman, Hamilton, Hamlin, Haskell, Knox City, Merkel, Munday, Ranger, Rising Star, Robert Lee , Roby, Roscoe, Rotan, San Angelo, Santa Anna, Snyder, Stamford, Sweetwater, Throckmorton, Tye, and Winters.
Texas Midwest Community Network is a regional organization focused on economic development, tourism development, regional awareness & promotion, education and legislative awareness. The organization provides a means by which communities can work together to accomplish what one community cannot do alone.
For more information about Texas Midwest Community Network visit www.texasmidwest.org.
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