Compete for the 2008 Awards for Municipal Excellence

Recognizing outstanding programs that improve the quality of life in America 's communities.

Given through a partnership between the National League of Cities (NLC) and CH2M HILL, the Awards honor a range of population sizes, with two awards in each population category.

Past winning programs have had: Successful public-private partnerships

       - Productive citizen and community collaborations

       - Effective Management of municipal resources

       - Innovative government policies

       - Tangible project results

       - Potential program implementation in other cities