Suwanee gets international recognition for community policing, recreation, parks

SUWANEE - The City of Suwanee recently received recognition from two international organizations for its community policing efforts as well as its parks and recreation programs.

The Suwanee Police Department was the only finalist among communities with populations less than 20,000 in the 2009 International Association of Chiefs of Police/CISCO Community Policing Award. A law enforcement agency in Canso, Nova Scotia, was the 2009 winner in that population category.

The City of Suwanee also has garnered two Voice of the People Awards for Excellence from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and National Research Center for being one of the jurisdictions with the highest citizen-rated services in 2008 in two areas: recreation programs/classes and parks.

To win the Award of Excellence, a communityâ

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