A program of the Alabama League of Municipalities
Helping Smaller Communities Plan, Grow and Prosper
Alabama Nature Center, Millbrook
WHAT DOES ACE DO?
ACE provides technical assistance to select communities with populations of 2,000 to 18,000 through a comprehensive, three-phase approach.
ACE advocates leadership development and engages in a municipality’s vision and plans for growth and enhanced quality of life.
WHAT DEFINES AN ACE COMMUNITY?
- Fosters growth and prosperity by focusing on its distinctive assets and resources
- Establishes a vision based on the community’s unique values, concerns, and priorities
- Engages a broad base of community stakeholders to develop and implement short-term and long-range plans to achieve that vision
- Strives to meet defined ideas that embrace Leadership, Planning, Economic Development, and Quality of Life issues such as education, healthcare, and public safety.
The Latest News from ACE
Straight from our Facebook feed…
Exciting News!! We are announcing the new cities selected for Main Street Alabama. Join our Facebook Live on June 1 at 10 a.m. to learn who has been selected as a new designated community.
#MainStreetAlabama
Check out Jasper!!I delivered the The Chamber of Commerce of Walker County their new Alabama Communities of Excellence sign and Linda gave me a tour of the New conference room! Love that it’s filled with beautiful paintings, pottery and plants… all from our ACE community!
❤️ #JasperRocks
The League is offering a paid communications internship opportunity this summer to rising junior and senior undergraduates and graduate students. The internship program will provide students with insight on local government, Alabama’s legislative process and communicating the needs and issues of Alabama’s 464 cities and towns.
Learn more: bit.ly/3pVOMCf.
Apply here: bit.ly/3om8TJE!
Resources and Forms
Looking for a presentation from a recent ACE Meeting? Looking for the Annual Reporting Form? You’ll find it here!
News from ACE
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Our ACE Communities
The leadership found in our ACE Communities provides the backbone of our program.
Along with our team of partners, community leaders and long-time professional staff, we’re helping Alabama grow stronger one community at a time.
ACE Communities in the News
Thanks to our Partners
