Coral Springs is the recipient of 'Florida City of Excellence' award. This
award was the first-ever awarded from 'The Florida League of Cities'. The program is designed to focus
public attention on all the good things cities do to improve the quality of life in
Florida and honor outstanding city leaders and cities for their excellent, innovative
and highly praised programs.
The Florida City of Excellence Award recognizes overall excellence in a city government.
Cities were judged on a number of categories including: governance &
administration, city leadership, intergovernmental cooperation, citizen outreach &
involvement, technology, innovative programs & services and fiscal management.
The award was given in recognition of Coral Spring's strong governing and administrative
foundation, centered on solid business practices. Coral Springs was recognized for its
many accomplishments, including AAA credit ratings from all three rating agencies on
Wall Street; and becoming the first repeat winner of the Governor's Sterling Award for
Performance Excellence in 1997 and again in 2003. Coral Springs boasts a low crime
rate for Florida cities with a population above 100,000. The City was also
acknowledged for its commitment customer-focused business model and for providing
innovative programs.
The City of Coral Springs recently won two prestigious awards for keeping the trees in
our town beautiful.
The National Arbor Day Foundation has awarded its Tree City USA Award to Coral Springs
for more than 20 years, and this year was no different. In addition to the Tree City USA
award, Coral Springs also received the Growth Award, which sets much higher standards
for tree care.
The city is already known for its elaborate water sports complex and ice skating arena
that draw athletes from around the country. Parks, shops, malls and other amenities make
family living comfortable, for a community that has almost a third of their population
under 18 years of age.
The focus on image in Coral Springs may be a legacy of its creation by a subsidiary of
industrial giant Westinghouse, which founded the city in 1963 and went on to sell Coral
Springs as the "City in the Country."
As suburban communities go, the city is well planned. Parks were built near residences,
and gasoline stations and shops are along major roadways. Traffic flows fairly easily,
even though Coral Springs is one of the county's most populous cities. Signage rules are
amongst the strictest in the area. You will not find McDonalds Golden Arches or other
signs of this type in the city.
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Rick Green - Broker, 2641 E. Oakland Park Blvd. #4, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306