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In2025,theCityreceivedTffE DISTIN6'UlSffEDBUD6'ETPRESENTATION

AWARDforits6thconsecutiveyear,andTffE

C:ERTlflC:ATEofIIC:ff1EIIE111ENTfoR

E)(C:ElLENC:EINFINANCIALUPORTIN6'for its24thconsecutiveyear.

Bothhonorsareawardedbythe • ,-, GovernmentFinanceOfficers

I I AssociationandreflectDouglasville's

TheCityofDouglasvillecelebratedits I commitmenttohighfinancialstandards, ' clearreporting,andpublic

ANl\llVERsARY .fr!\ accountability. "'{I �

ThePublicServiceDepartments

Administrative/OperationalSupport teamwasawardedtheSoUDWASTE woRl(ERofTffEYEARfoR/ID1111NISTRATIIIE

4,911,970 2,522,814 2,236,793 335,968 6,843,167 3,316,027 64,778 22,500 60,907,418 -· 23,866,573 2,056,959 17,545,472 5,266,047 8,640,216 2,398,166 1,133,985 60,907,418 7,5 0 ReCIJCling

-'Q-Center Grand Opening 00U6'-LASVlLLE'S SESQUlC.ENTEN"'1lAL EVENT ATTENDANCE:

It9�ghlightoftheyea,was receivinga(:.0111NIUNIC.ATOR AWARDfoRE>cC.ELLENC.EINPRINT C.oNTENT-GoVERN111ENTforoneofour , , ,- The11,745SQfTRecyclingCenterwas completedandofficiallyopenedtothepublicon 11/1/25.Through12/31/2025,thecenterhashadover 1,0&-'C:UST0111ERs,manyrepeatpatrons,helpingthe citytocollect: 15,888 lbs. of-BALED CARD-BoARD

ThatMattersnewsletters.Thisnational

111lXED PAPER of

PLUS,tHASS AND ALU111lNU111 recognitionreflectsthevalueofthoughtful ofPLASTlC ofNATURAL publiccommunicationandthehighstandards #2 PLASTlC#2 ourteambringstoeveryedition.

TOTALUslDENTlAL WASTECOLLECTED:

TOTALCO111NIERClAL WASTECOLLECTED: (2)

TheCityofDouglasville�as

onceagainbeenrecognizedas • oneofATLANTA'SltEALTfflEST E111PLoYERsBYTffEATLANTABUSINESS C.ffRoNlc.LE,anhonorthathighlightstheCity's continuedinvestmentinworkplacewellness, professionaldevelopment,andorganizational culture.ThismarksthesixthtimetheCityhasreceived thisrecognition,atestamenttoitscommitmentto cultivatingasupportiveandhigh-performing - • workenvironment.

In2025,thefarmer'smarketserved10,434C:UST0111ERsan PLANTBEDSwereadoptedinthecommunitygarden. Therewere34OR6'ANIZATIONSintheAdopt-a-Road program.177VOLUNTEERSputin113.2hoursof volunteertimeonAdopt-A-Road,a4770 INC:REAsE over2024.423PLANTSwereplantedaroundthe CityofDouglasville.Therewere132ffOURsof communityeventsand20TOTAL communityevents.

• Governor'sCircleAwardchosenbyKeep , GeorgiaBeautiful

• TreeCityUSAAwardchosenbyTreeCityUSA

• President'sCircleAwardchosenbyKeep AmericaBeautiful

• NominatedforBestinGeorgia-Produce Markets,recognizingtopqualitymarkets offeringGa.produce. \ \ / /

Downtown Impact ,,

GreljStone

Amphitheater at'the Douglasville Town Green

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,d4 includingEmoryUniversitywomen'scollegiate WestPineshostedtournaments, tournamentwith10universitiesandOglethorpe Universitymen'scollegiatetournamentwith1& UNIVERSITIESf'Roll112STATES.

ThePARl(sANDUCREATION 11111- � DEPART111ENTreceivedreaccreditation • ., throughCommissionforAccreditationof ParkandRecreationAgencies (CAPRA)throughFall2030. ..........

NIAINSTREETDoUfTLASVILLEhostedtheMain StreetBusinessCohort.The2025Fa�adeGrant Programawarded$17,000INTOTALf'UNDINfTto supportbusinessfa�adeandstorefront enhancementsdowntown.TheDowntown MasterPlan,andUrbanRedevelopmentPlan beganl111PLE111ENTATION.1111PLE111ENTATION INCLUDESINCREAslNfTttoUslNfTANDC0111NIERCIAL DEVELOP111ENTINTtlEDOWNTOWNDOUfTLASVILLE AREAANDCoNsTRUCTINfTANEW<:ITVIIALL.

2025foOTTRAfflC TOTALEVENTS

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EVENTS OPENIN6'SoR ttOSTED EXPANSIONS Sl.36 irtllLlONINCoirtBINED