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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Round Rock trophy case is filling up
Space is getting a little tight in the City of Round Rock’s trophy case these days.
The city was named one of the 100 best places to live in the country for children by America’s Promise Alliance, a child advocacy coalition founded by Gen. Colin Powell, earlier this year.
“When you look around here, it really is a good place for kids,” City Manager Jim Nuse said.
He said having a good school district goes a long way in winning the award, and he praised the Round Rock school district for getting the application process going. Nuse also credited Round Rock’s strong community, with lots of churches, parks programs and organizations that foster communication with kids.
Round Rock was one of four Texas cities chosen. City Council Member Rufus Honeycutt will represent the city for the award in Washington next week.
And along with the attention that Round Rock receives, it also gets a trophy. Looking for it in the city’s awards case, Nuse said, “We have so many.”
Find more information from the city about why it was chosen.
