An Award for Keep Longview Beautiful

LONGVIEW – Keep Longview Beautiful has once again earned the Governor’s Community Achievement Award. The award is given each year to ten cities by the Texas Department of Transportation and Keep Texas Beautiful. It goes to cities they feel has the best grassroots environmental programs in the state. The competition distributes $2 million in funding from TxDOT based on population size. Keep Longview Beautiful last won the award in 2013. The $270,000 was used to plan, design and install the new entryway located at State Highway 31 and Spur 63. On the west side of this area is where Keep Longview Beautiful is preparing to build The Green, a nine acre outdoor event venue.