Since 1949, the National Civic League has recognized 10 communities annually with the highly respected All-America City Award. This years’ finalists are: Akron, Ohio; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Austin, Texas; Carrboro, North Carolina; Chelsea, Massachusetts; Delray Beach, Florida; Denver, Colorado; Fort Collins, Colorado; Hampton, Virginia; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Kinston, North Carolina; Leominster, Massachusetts; Memphis, Tennessee; Petaluma, California; Port St. Lucie, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Snyder, Texas; Statesboro, Georgia, Tallahassee, Florida; and Western Riverside Region, California.
Finalists were chosen through a competitive review process led by an independent panel of experts, with each application evaluated on the criteria of shared vision, civic engagement, inclusiveness and equity, collaboration, innovation and impact. Now, these outstanding communities are preparing for the next stage of the competition— the All-America City Award event in Denver this June— where they will present their stories of success and showcase the impact of their initiatives.
Port St. Lucie’ s application focused on an extensive array of engagement activities between the City, residents and community, including its annual # IamPSL Citizen Summit and its citizen-driven strategic planning process. It also focused on the City’ s major environmental efforts, including Port St. Lucie’ s Septic-to-Sewer program, the St. Lucie River / C-23 Water Quality Project at McCarty Ranch and the community-driven establishment of the City’ s new Naturally PSL: Green Spaces and Places Program.
The winning cities will be announced June 29.
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