News Release – Sept. 16, 2024
Winners of 2024 VML Innovation Awards announced
Monday, September 16, 2024/Categories: News Releases
Virginia Municipal League Announces Winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards in Local Government
For Immediate Release: September 16, 2024
Contact: Director of Communications Robert Bullington, rbullington@vml.org
The Virginia Municipal League (VML) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual awards for excellence in local government. The statewide competition recognizes innovative problem-solving, excellence in management, citizen participation, and improved services to citizens.
Of this year’s Innovation Awards, VML Executive Director Michelle Gowdy says: “Every year, the Innovation Awards entries remind me how much our local governments do for their communities. While all the projects detailed in the submissions are worthy of praise and admiration, in the end there can only be one winner in each category. I encourage all our localities to keep up the great work and I congratulate all the winners!”
One of the category winners will also receive the President’s Award for Innovation. This additional award will be announced at the Awards Banquet on Sunday, Oct. 13 at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront during the 2024 VML Annual Conference
The winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards are:
- Community Health: City of Chesapeake – Chesapeake Thrives: A Plan for Health and Well-Being
- Economic Development: Town of Elkton – Downtown Marketplace
- Environmental Quality: Town of Leesburg – Treesburg Project
- Risk Management: City of Bristol – Bristol Virginia Fire Dept. Active Shooter/Stop the Bleed Program
- Working with Youth: Town of Hillsville – Youth Entrepreneurship Program
- Communications: City of Falls Church – East End Small Area Plan
- Public Safety: City of Roanoke – Lock in Safety, Unlock Hope
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