Mansfield wins Keep Texas Beautiful honor

April 30, 2021
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Keep Texas Beautiful has recognized the City of Mansfield as one of 10 winners of the 2021 Governor's Community Achievement Awards for outstanding community improvement, an award given annually by KTB and its partner, the Texas Department of Transportation.

Mansfield will join the other communities in sharing $2 million in landscapign funding from TxDOT. The city's $270,000 share will be used for a yet-to-be determined landscaping project.

The award is one of the most coveted annual environmental and community improvement honors in Texas. A community's environment program is judged by a group of diverse, multi-sector judges on achievements in seven environmental and community improvement areas: public awareness and outreach, environmental education, beautification and community improvement, litter prevention and cleanup, solid waste management, litter law and illegal dumping enforcement.

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