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FMR 1 Is your community a Blue Star community? Page 2 of 3 <br />communities that excel in stormwater management the positive public recognition <br />they deserve. <br />The award program is available to any Minnesota community. The program rates <br />key community indicators such as city development codes, site - design guidelines <br />and post - construction stormwater management standards. Any community that <br />scores high enough automatically earns the Blue Star Award for Excellence in <br />Community Stormwater Management. <br />Is your community a Blue Star community? <br />The award is more than a symbol for city and township officials who go the extra <br />mile. It's also a fast and easy way for Minnesota citizens to gauge how well their <br />community is protecting our waters. <br />In the first six weeks of the program, more than 20 cities have registered at the <br />Blue Star website [http: / /www.fmr. org /http: / /www.bluestarmn.org /] and completed a <br />self- assessment. The winners are clear! <br />Grand Rapids, long known as a clean -water community, is the runaway leader so <br />far. Growing communities like Plymouth, Woodbury, Victoria and Blaine are also <br />high scorers, as is FMR's home city of St. Paul. Congrats to all the Blue Star Cities! <br />Information on all the Blue Star Award winners is available on the Blue Star site <br />[http: / /www.fmr .org /http: / /www.bluestarmn.org /] . If your community is a Blue Star <br />community — congratulations! Help spread the word about the great work your <br />leaders are doing to protect Minnesota's waters. If not, it's time to ask your city to <br />take the challenge and earn their Blue Star! <br />For more information visit Blue Star <br />[http: / /www.fmr .org /http: / /www.bluestarmn.org /] , or contact FMR's Blue Star <br />Program Coordinator and Watershed Program Director Trevor Russell at 651 -222- <br />2193 x18 or by selecting "Trevor Russell" under "Category" via our contact form <br />[http: / /www.fmr. org /http: / /www.fuir.org /contact] . <br />— Trevor Russell, Watershed Program Director <br />Friends of the Mississippi River 1 36o North Robert Street 1 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 <br />voice: 651- 222 -2193 1 fax: 651- 222 -6005 1 <br />http://www.frnr.org/news/current/bluestar award_program- 2010 -09 12/8/2010 <br />