All-Star Community Awards
You know your city is doing great things. Now, tell others about it with the League’s All-Star Community Awards.
The program provides an opportunity for cities to receive recognition for their superior and innovative efforts and is a means for sharing Iowa's best public service ideas and demonstrates that those involved with local government are progressive, caring and committed to their communities.
New this year is an additional special recognition award for sustainability. Learn more about this special recognition and the awards in the About Cities portion of this site.
Applications are due April 9.
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MLA Part Three to be held in April
MLA Part Three will discuss Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and other tools used
by cities to retain and attract businesses and housing. A good portion of time
will also be spent on community betterment, which will include a discussion and
examples of options to improve cities, such as nuisance abatement and welcome
signs. In addition, the session will cover pending legislation with time
reserved to talk about the hottest topics affecting cities at the time. MLA
Part Three will be held at one of six locations across the state. For
locations, additional information and online registration click
here.
Information on MLA Part Two can be found
here.
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Daily Dozen
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Recognize your volunteers
There is no question contributions from volunteers greatly enhance our cities, towns and our state. But our volunteers don't get nearly enough recognition.
The Governor's Volunteer Awards program is designed to give government organizations a way to honor their volunteers with a prestigious award. Select your "Super Star" volunteers for this once-in-a-lifetime award. More information about the award is available on the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Services' Web site.
Applications and payment are due to the League by April 16, 2010. Applications and more information are available in the About Cities section of this Web site.
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