El Paso Among Finalists For All-America City Award

El Paso is among 27 cities that are finalists for the 2010 All-America City Awards, the National Civic League announced today.

To become a finalist, each participant completed an application documenting three community projects that address the most pressing challenges in their respective communities.

Each community will send a delegation to Kansas City to tell their stories of positive community change to a jury of civic experts. The 10 All-America Cities will be announced on June 18.

More than 500 communities from around the country have earned this title over the past 61 years.

Finalists

Chandler, AZ; Bentonville, AR; Dublin, CA; Lynwood, CA; Rancho Cordova, CA; Vernon Central (neighborhood) CA; Miami Lakes, FL; North Miami. FL; Acworth, GA; Belleville, IL; Canton, IL; Noblesville, IN; Des Moines, IA; Lenexa, KS; Scott County, KS; Bowling Green, KY; Salisbury, MD; Ferguson, MO; Riverside, MO; Lynbrook, NY; Gastonia, NC; West Chester, OH; Wyoming, OH; Mount Pleasant, SC; El Paso, TX; Abingdon, VA; Middleton, Wisconsin.