FY 15-16 Milestones
HERE IS A SUMMARY of some of the Town’ s major accomplishments and accolades in FY 15-16:
• The Town’ s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department earned national accreditation in fall 2015. According to Town research, Garner is now the only local jurisdiction in the United States to have accredited parks and recreation, public works and police departments— and to have earned All-America City status since 2000.
• In November 2015, the Town officially opened two new concessions buildings at South Garner and Garner Recreational Parks. The buildings are part of the Garner Bond Program, approved by Garner voters in March 2013.
park in the Research Triangle region to receive AT & T’ s Fiber Ready designation.
• In spring 2016, the Town won two Excellence in Communications awards for print publications from North Carolina City and County Communicators.
• The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded to the Town of Garner by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada( GFOA) for the Town’ s comprehensive annual financial report
• The Duke Site Readiness Program in Garner concluded with a presentation by a site consultant in July 2015. The Town and the 152-acre Garner Industrial Site at Greenfield Park South were inducted into the program in April 2015. The program is designed to help communities collect extensive information on properties to position them to be ready for development.
• The Town opened its new police station at 912 7th Ave. on Dec. 31, 2015. The new headquarters bring all of the Police Department under one roof. The project was funded with proceeds from the ongoing Garner Bond Program.
• The Town’ s Planning Department in 2016 launched an update to the Town’ s comprehensive growth and transportation plans in a project known as Garner Forward.
• In February 2016, Greenfield South Business Park was designated AT & T Fiber Ready, making it the first business
The opening of the new police station in December 2015 marked a major milestone in the Garner Bond Program.
( CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. It was the 26th consecutive year that the Town had won the award.
• In spring 2016, Garner earned Playful City USA status for the third year in a row.
• On the economic development front, Stock America, a company that produces sterilization systems, announced plans to move its corporate headquarters to Garner, and Improved Nature, which makes meat substitute products, decided to build its manufacturing center in town.
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