Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The winners of the MMA’s Annual Town Report Contest received their awards at this year’s MMA Annual Meeting on Jan. 23.
Judges considered layout and design, quantity and depth of information, organization, originality, and overall usefulness of the report to residents.
The winners are:
Category 1 (population 12,500-plus)
1st place: Brookline
2nd place: Arlington
3rd place: Wilmington
Category 2 (population 5,000-12,499)
1st place: Boxborough
2nd place: Topsfield
3rd place: Rockport
Category 3 (population 4,999 and under)
1st place: Rowe
2nd place: Hadley
3rd place: Edgartown
Judges were Michael O’Sullivan, a former chair of the Appropriations Committee in Lexington and past president of the Association of Town Finance Committees, and Don Marquis, a former town manager in Arlington who currently serves on the state Civil Service Commission and the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission. Marquis is also a past president of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association and the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns, the forerunner to the MMA.