This article highlights outstanding achievements, community partnerships, and superior innovations from local governments around Michigan. Features the following projects:

• the City of East Jordan's Main Street Renaissance
• the Village of Decatur's Special-lite Infrastructure Project
• the City of Big Rapids Nisbett-Fairman Residence
• the City of Lapeer's Prairies & Ponds at Oakdale
• the City of Birmingham's Quarton Lake Restoration Project
• the City of Taylor's Brownfield Redevelopment
• the City of Oak Park's One School, One Bank, One City
• the City of Saginaw's Establishment of Labor Management Leadership Team.

Reprinted with permission of the Michigan Municipal League.