U.S. Conference of Mayors Announces 2010 City Livability Award Winners Oklahoma City — Mayors Mark Mallory of Cincinnati (OH), and Jennifer Stultz of Gastonia (NC), have been awarded first place honors in the 2010 City Livability Awards Program during The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 78th Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City.
This is the 31st year in which cities have competed for the award, which is sponsored by the Conference of Mayors and Waste Management, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of waste management services. The award recognizes mayoral leadership in developing and implementing programs that improve the quality of life in America's cities, focusing on the leadership, creativity, and innovation demonstrated by the mayors. This year’s winning cities were selected by former mayors from a pool of over 200 applicants.
"For more than three decades now, the City Livability Award has been one of the most prestigious awarded by this organization, and one of the most competitive," said Conference President Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz. “Each year, hundreds of mayors and their city governments submit a wide range of programs for consideration, vying for the honor of calling themselves a City Livability Award winner. We thank Waste Management, Inc. for their decades of support in honoring and giving national attention to mayoral innovation and leadership. It is through this partnership that we continue to salute the mayors who have developed the best practices and successful programs that improve the quality of life for all city residents.”
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