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EnterpriseParks and Recreation Department
Brings Home 3 State Awards
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On January 25, 2005, the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association's 2005 Annual Conference was held in Montgomery, Alabama It was our own Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department that came home with the largest number of awards. The highest recognition of the A.R.P.A. Annual Conference is the coveted "Agency Of The Year" Award. This is the crown jewel of the awards given each year. The statewide competition for all the A.R.P.A awards are intense with extensive documentation and artifacts required to support each Parks and Recreation Department's application. The City of Enterprise is honored to announce that of the eight awards categories presented for the 2004 year, the Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department won in three of the categories.
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Enterprise Parks and Recreation was first awarded the 2004 Renovation and Rehabitation of Facility Award. This was in recognition of the temendous effort by the City Recreation Staff in creating a baseball thri-plex with the repurposing and rehabilitating of Thornton Field along with the renovation and reformation of the Moose Hope Gymnasium.
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From L to R: Youth Athletic Coordinator Hal Carrington; Director Billy Powell;
Program Coordinator Warren Bowron; Mayor Kenneth Boswell;
City Clerk Steven Hicks
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Next, the City Parks and Recreation Department was awarded the 2004 Outstanding Facility Award: Specific Use Facility. . This recognition was awarded for Enterprise's state-of-the-arts Sports Complex built at the Enterprise Recreational Complex on Highway 167 N. The Sports Complex was envisioned and built with the input and support of the surrounding areas and this investment by the community shows in the consistant use of the facility in its first year. The Sports Complex has enabled the offering of sporting events to all ages including activities from local league competitions to state and regional tournaments. The Sports Complex has achieved numerous goals for the surrounding community. It has given new life and vibrancy to the already existing parks in close proximity to the Complex. It has become a beacon and icon to the rest of the state as other cities travel to Enterprise to take home ideas for their own Recreation Departments.
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In the Center: Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department Director, Billy Powell.
Receiving congratulations on Enterprise's awards sweep
at the A.R.P.A 2004 Conference.
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The last award presented at the A.R.P.A.'s Annual Conference was the coveted "Agency Of The Year" Award. This award is the keystone of the Award Ceremony. This year's winner was our own Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department. This award is confirmation of the dedication and support the Recreation Department's staff, the city representatives, and the community has given to our Parks and Recreation Department. The award was affirmation that the heart and soul of the Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department has always been its dedication to the citizens of its community. Its staff is committed to meeting the leisure needs of all of its citizenry, continuously endeavoring to provide the physical, emotional, and mental needs for its area’s citizens to achieve a higher excellence in life.
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From L to R: Mr. Hal Carrington; Mr. Billy Powell, Mr. Warren Bowron
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The Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department would like to extend it's hearfelt thanks and appreciation to Mayor Kenneth Boswell, the Enterprise City Council and the citizens of our community and surrounding areas for the support and effort you have given that enabled us to bring these awards to our city.
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