Best of State Award

I have always heard how family oriented Washington City is. I experienced this, since moving here, as I have watched our parents enroll their children, in ever increasing numbers, in the sports and recreation programs of the city. The individuals that participate in these programs don’t just come from Washington City either, but from all over the county. I believe this speaks to the priorities this community holds dear. So it was not surprising to me when surveying our citizens, several years ago, that a recreation center was a high priority. The Council listened to this and in partnership with our community built a center that is now being recognized by the state as “best in state.”

We, of course, are grateful to receive this recognition and think it is well deserved by our staff, volunteers, and patrons of this facility. This award not only looks at the design of the facility but its operation, partnerships, etc. In applying for this award, we were overwhelmed and touched by the number of letters of support from individuals and organizations within the community. They encapsulate the value this community center is, way better than we could and I encourage you to review this award application at Best of State Application

As I said the award is great and well deserved but one only needs to go up to the community center-at any given time-to see the real reward of such a facility. This reward is reflected in the faces of our kids as they play, swim and have a place to just “hang out.” It is evidenced in the number of adults that are participating, along with friends and family, in the sports and recreation programs we offer. You can see it when you observe the senior members of our community walking the track or pumping some iron. And the great part is, that all of these generations are doing this together; something we never had the opportunity to do prior to this facility.

So congratulations community center and Washington City, you deserve this, but then again we have known all along you are the “best in state!”