| Summary: | In June 2006, in Anaheim, California, the National Civic League announced the ten winners of the 2006 All-America Cities Award. Since 1949, the All-America City (ACA) Award has been fostering civic excellence and honoring communities that come together to address critical community issues. In that time, over 4,000 communities have competed, and almost 500 have been designated All-America Cities. The 2006 winners of the ACA Award were Lincoln, California; Longmont, Colorado; Sarasota County, Florida; Marietta, Georgia; Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; Maumee, Ohio; Richland County, South Carolina; DeSoto, Texas; and Pharr, Texas. Descriptions of the challenges facing these communities and the projects they undertook to meet those challenges are provided.
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