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January 23, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
NORTHBOROUGH’S ANNUAL REPORT WINS FIRST PLACE
On January 21, 2012, at the Award Ceremony of the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s 2012 Annual Meeting and Trade Show, the MMA presented the Town of Northborough with a First Place Award Certificate in Category 1 (population 12,500 and up) of the MMA’s Annual Town Report Contest.
Town Reports serve to communicate important information to town residents. It is used as an effective and informative tool in promoting an understanding of local government.
MMA judging criteria for the annual town-report contest include cover design and layout; logical arrangement of material; basic information, such as Town Meeting warrants and results and reports from boards and commissions; summaries of the town's achievements and evidence of planning for the future; broad reader appeal with concise yet comprehensive information; and graphic presentation, which enhances the citizen's understanding of town government.
The Massachusetts Municipal Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association that provides advocacy, training, publications, research and other services to Massachusetts cities and towns. The MMA is the only statewide organization that brings municipal officials together to establish unified policies, to advocate these policies, and to ensure the effective delivery of services to community residents.
Copies of Northborough’s 2010 Annual Town Report can be found at the Town Hall, as well as on the front page of the town's website, www.town.northborough.ma.us.
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