Cottage Grove makes top 10.Byline: The Register-Guard ATLANTA - Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). was selected as an All-America City by the National Civic League on Saturday. Cottage Grove was among 30 finalists nationwide for the National Civic League honor. As such, it sent a delegation to the All-America City Competition in Atlanta, where a jury selected 10 winners. "It's just a great recognition of all the work we're doing here in Cottage Grove," said Cottage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers Richard S. Meyer may refer to:
Cottage Grove received the honor once before, in 1968. It is the second city in Oregon ever to win the honor twice. Salem is also a two-time winner, in 1960 and 1982. When Cottage Grove won in 1968, the city was lauded for innovation in leadership and wastewater treatment. This time, the city has emphasized the resurrection of its community hospital, the construction of a new high school and the creation of its economic and business improvement district, Meyers said. About 48 communities submitted applications for the All-America City Award The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. The award is the oldest community recognition program in the nation and recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide , Meyers said. That field was winnowed down to 30 finalists and ultimately 10 winners. The All-America City Award recognizes civic excellence, honoring communities in which citizens, government and businesses work together to resolve community issues. Since its inception in 1949, about 500 communities have been designated "All-America Cities Current list of cities that have received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League.[1][2][3] City State/Territory Yr Awarded Comments Flowing Wells Arizona 2007 Santa Rosa California 2007 Sierra Madre California 2007 ." Award co-founder George Gallup George Horace Gallup (November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984), American statistician, invented the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampling for measuring public opinion. Life Gallup was born into a dairy farming family in Jefferson, Iowa. has called the program "a Nobel prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. for constructive citizenship." Spokane was the only other Northwest city selected in the 10 All-America Cities for 2004. |
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