San Marcos in the Running for Strongest Town in America

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San Marcos is a contender for the Strong Towns “Strongest Town in America” award, and residents can cinch the award by voting online at www.strongtowns.org/strongesttown.

San Marcos has been paired with Boulder, Colo. for the first round of the March Madness-like contest. Strong Towns will publish a blog post this week with answers each city submitted in their contest entry. The voting buttons will be at the bottom of the blog post.

The 16 towns selected for the initial competition are:

Annapolis, Md.

Boulder, Colo.

Carlisle, Pa.

Collingswood, N.J.

Fargo, N.D.

Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Hays, Kan.

Hoboken, N.J.

Holland, Mich.

Hopkins, Minn.

Pasadena, Calif.

Safety Harbor, Fla.

Sandusky, Ohio

San Marcos, TX

Truckee, Calif.

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Strong Towns is a nonprofit organization that supports development models encouraging financial strength and resiliency in American cities and neighborhoods.

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Mitsie Benton: San Marcos has great leadership & is concerned about economic growth, protecting its natural invironment, and growth.