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The Florida League of Cities has awarded Clearwater with its Florida Citizenship Award for the city’s Placemaking Program.

The Florida Citizenship Award recognizes a city project or program that offers civic education and promotes active participation in local government among residents.

Clearwater won the award for its Placemaker Program, which seeks to engage the community in a series of public art projects to beautify the city together.

Since its launch, the program has completed dozens of projects from hundreds of participants, like Paint the Pavement, Signal Box Art, Sidewalk Rain Art, Storm Drain Murals, Sidewalk Poetry and Little Free Libraries.

– Phil Ammann, Extensive Enterprises Media