National League of Cities Honors Eight Cities for Municipal Excellence - Boise, Idaho
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The National League of Cities announced its 2008 Awards for Municipal Excellence Winners. "These cities have demonstrated leadership and imagination in creating municipal programs and are being recognized as winners for the Awards for Municipal Excellence," said Donald J. Borut, NLC's executive director in an announcement on the League's Web site. "These programs are illustrative of the types of projects that are improving the lives of residents in cities and towns across the country."
Bristol Virginia Mayor Jim Rector said of his city's gold award: "To get this kind of national recognition is very exciting. What we have done is a perfect example of how any small community can position for growth and improve quality of life through fiber-optics. Our partnerships have helped transform rural Southwest Virginia into a technology hub."
By Wayne Hanson
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