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Outstanding Achievements in Service

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Arlington earned a City Livability Award from the United States
Conference of Mayors in FY 2010. The award recognizes the
city’s water-efficiency programs that emphasize the importance of
saving water today so that a reliable supply will be available for future
generations.

The City of Arlington was the recipient of many regional, state and
national awards. Some of the most significant accomplishments are
highlighted here.
The City of Arlington selected Shirley Patterson as the 2010
Volunteer of the Year. Patterson is president and founder of the
Parkview Neighborhood Association and is a member of the Citizens
Environmental Committee.
She organized community
clean-up programs along
the railroad tracks and
creek in Meadowbrook
and Bob Cook Parks and
worked with the Arlington
Tomorrow Foundation to obtain grant funds to enhance safety in her
neighborhood. “Shirley has inspired her neighborhood…” said Mayor
Pro Tem Lana Wolff, who nominated Patterson for the award. “She
makes a difference, and that’s what it’s all about.”

The City of Arlington is among nine national winners of the 2010
Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement
Award. The award was established by the National Community
Development Association to recognize exemplary uses of CDBG funds
that address the needs of low and moderate income families across
the country.
For a third consecutive year, Arlington has
been named a Playful City by KaBOOM!,
a national non-profit organization dedicated
to enhancing play for America’s children.
The Commission on Accreditation for
Law Enforcement presented the TRIARC Excellence Award to the City of
Arlington. The TRI-ARC award represents
the three national accreditation programs that symbolize excellence
and achievement in law enforcement communications, training and
leadership.

The Tierra Verde Golf Club hosted the 2010 Texas Men’s Public
Links Championship in June 2010. The 12-year-old golf club
continues to take its rightful place among the best public courses in the
state. The championship was sanctioned by the Texas Golf Association.
The City of Arlington was presented a Gold
Leadership Circle Award by the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts
for meeting the highest standards in
financial reporting and transparency.
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said the
City has “set the bar for financial
transparency.”

The Public Works and
Transportation Department earned
a 2010 American Public
Works Association
Accreditation Award.
Arlington is the third city
in Texas, and the 60th agency
in the country to accomplish this
level of industry recognition. The
APWA Accreditation program recognizes public
works agencies that go beyond management
practices established nationally in the areas of water,
solid waste management, street maintenance and engineering.

The Arlington Bureau of Vital Statistics has been name the recipient
of an Exemplary Five-Star Service Award for outstanding
noteworthy milestones in timeliness, innovation, security, training and
collaboration. The award was presented by the Texas Department of
State Health Services.

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