San José Earns Howland Award from the National
League of Cities
December 7, 2005 -
Release issued by National League of Cities (Washington,
DC)
San José, Calif., is one of eight cities selected to receive
the prestigious 2005 James C. Howland Award for Municipal Enrichment
at the National League of Cities’ Congress of Cities in
Charlotte, N.C., on December 9th. San José Mayor Ron Gonzales
and City Manager Del Borgsdorf will be accepting the award on
behalf of their city.
San José was the Gold Winner in the Population over 500,001
category for its collaboration with San José State University
to create the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. The King Library
is both a public and academic library, built where the city and
campus meet so that it can be shared by the entire community.
The library is much larger than either the city or the university
could have built individually, and the wealth of information the
library can offer is much broader since they now offer combined
resources.
"Great cities have great libraries, and we're very proud
that the King Library in San José has received this national
recognition with the Howland Award," said San José
Mayor Ron Gonzales. "Our unique partnership between City
Hall and San José State University has become a national
model as a creative and successful solution that enriches the
quality of life for our residents through community innovation
and vision."
Other winning cities include Alpharetta, Ga., Fayetteville, N.C.,
Colorado Springs, Colo., New Brighton, Minn., Casper, Wyo., Des
Moines, Iowa, and Austin, Tex. These cities were selected for
their efforts to enhance the quality of life in their communities.
Public- private partnerships, innovative collaborations and citizen
engagement were the hallmarks of their programs. Each city received
a cash award, which will be donated to community non-profit organizations
of their choice.
The James C. Howland Awards for Municipal Enrichment are named
in honor of the founding partner of CH2M Hill, a consulting firm
that the National League of Cities has partnered with since the
inception of this awards program. The purpose of the award is
to highlight and encourage community efforts that have preserved
and enriched the quality of life in cities and towns. The National
League of Cities is the largest national organization for American
cities and towns. NLC serves as a resource and advocate for 18,000
cities, towns and villages of all sizes, which collectively serve
225 million people. Additional information about the Municipal
Award is available on NLC’s website: www.nlc.org
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