Helping Smaller Communities Plan, Grow and Prosper
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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
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As Black History Month wraps up this weekend, learn more about the Black Heritage Council’s preservation efforts across the state in this article from Alabama NewsCenter. The BHC is an arm of the Alabama Historical Commission that advocates for the preservation and restoration of African American historic places in Alabama.
“In the next five years, we want to reach as many people and communities as possible,” [Chairperson Lateefah] Muhammad said. “The bottom line is we want to make sure that not only will African Americans know their history, but all Alabama citizens will know about the contributions that have been made by African Americans in Alabama. Even if one family in a community did something significant, we want the state to know about it.”
Read more at bit.ly/3r1gGZd.
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“In the next five years, we want to reach as many people and communities as possible,” [Chairperson Lateefah] Muhammad said. “The bottom line is we want to make sure that not only will African Americans know their history, but all Alabama citizens will know about the contributions that have been made by African Americans in Alabama. Even if one family in a community did something significant, we want the state to know about it.”
Read more at bit.ly/3r1gGZd.
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#AlabamaCommunitiesofExcellence
#ACETowns
Don’t forget the state’s sales tax holiday for severe weather preparedness supplies kicks off today, February 26, and runs through Sunday, February 28. Click on this link for the Alabama Department of Revenue’s quick-reference sheet of items that qualify for the tax exemption: bit.ly/3r1zMhQ.
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#ACETownsAlabama’s severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday runs through Sunday, allowing Alabama shoppers to stock up tax free on supplies costing less than $60 that every home and business needs to prepare for a natural disaster or even a general emergency. revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/sales-tax-holidays/alabama-severe-weather-preparedness-sales-tax-ho…
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#ACETownsAlabama’s severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday runs through Sunday, allowing Alabama shoppers to stock up tax free on supplies costing less than $60 that every home and business needs to prepare for a natural disaster or even a general emergency. revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/sales-tax-holidays/alabama-severe-weather-preparedness-sales-tax-ho…
Consider applying for the DesignPlace program if your community has participated in the DesignAlabama Mayor’s Summit!
Did you receive the ACE 2021 Winter Newsletter earlier this month? If you haven’t checked it out yet, catch up with ACE and the status of the USDA-RD grant project by clicking this link: conta.cc/3qCrsoP
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