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Robbie Rokovitz
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Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268
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6505 Rico Road, Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia 30268
MAYOR
Tom Reed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The City of Chattahoochee Hills Earns National Recreation and Parks Award
CITY COUNCIL
James Stephens
Richard Schmidt
Claire Williams
Faye Godwin
Don Hayes
CITY MANAGER
Robert T. Rokovitz
Chattahoochee Hills, GA – June 8, 2016 - The City of Chattahoochee Hills is excited to
announce that the Cochran Mill Park Trail project has been chosen as the winner of Coalition for
Recreational Trails Annual Achievement Award for outstanding use of Recreational Trails
Program funds in the Maintenance and Rehabilitation category. This category specifically
addresses maintaining, repairing damage to, or upgrading the quality of a trail to improve the
trail experience, increase user safety, and/or enhance protection of the environment, including
wildlife.
American Trails and organizations across the country are working together as the Coalition for
Recreational Trails to build awareness and understanding of the Recreation Trails Program
(RTP), to support its effective implementation, and to help ensure that it receives adequate
funding. The Annual Achievement Awards are part of the Coalition's ongoing effort to promote
and celebrate this highly successful program, which has greatly enhanced the quantity and
quality of trail experiences available to the public
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The Chairman of the Awards Committee, Duane Taylor, stated that he was delighted to see
Chattahoochee Hills earn this special recognition which illustrates how community involvement
really does make a difference.
“We are truly honored by this award and recognition which could not have been accomplished
without the incredible and dedicated volunteers we have here in Chattahoochee Hills,” expressed
Diana Wilson – the Parks Commission member who facilitated the grant process.
The award will be presented on June 8th in Washington, D.C. at a special awards ceremony on
Capitol Hill. Mayor Tom Reed, Parks Commission Chair Maribeth Wansley and members
Diana Wilson and Roland Alston, Volunteer Trails Team Leader Pete Edmonson and Fire Chief
(and interim Public Works and Parks Manager) Gregg Brett are planning to be in attendance at
this ceremony to accept the award. The ceremony, which will be followed by a reception, will
begin at 5:00 pm in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building (Independence Avenue and
South Capitol Street, S.W.).
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