Baldwin County Commission praised for efforts to establish veterans cemetery
By Staff-gh
Posted 8/20/11
BAY MINETTE, Ala. _ The Baldwin County Commission’s effort to create the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery garnered one of three statewide awards presented by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.
The Commission received …
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Baldwin County Commission praised for efforts to establish veterans cemetery
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By Staff-gh
BAY MINETTE, Ala. _ The Baldwin County Commission’s effort to create the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery garnered one of three statewide awards presented by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.
The Commission received the 20th Annual Award for Excellence in County Government – Urban Category. The award recognizes innovative and effective programs initiated or completed between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011, in counties with a population of more than 50,000.
The award honors programs implemented by the county commission itself and not its agencies or boards, and does not recognize required programs the county has merely carried out well. Instead, the award honors special efforts of county commissions to meet the needs of their communities using innovative methods.
“County commissions are doing a great deal of excellent work above and beyond normal county services that often goes unrecognized or unnoticed,” said ACCA Executive Director Sonny Brasfield. “The Association’s awards program helps focus attention on the efforts that county commissions are putting forward each day to better their communities and provide unique services to their constituency.”
The winning entry, titled “Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spanish Fort,” was chosen best among all entries during the judging process. Judges used a numerical scoring system emphasizing each program’s stated objective, the involvement of the county commission in the program’s implementation, the benefit of the program to the taxpayer, and the program’s overall quality.
