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Bellevue delivers first-rate service and manages excellent programs, but you don't have to take our word for it. The Police, Fire, Parks & Community Services, Utilities and Transportation departments have all received national City Hall accreditation. A broad range of awards have gone to Bellevue. The following are just some of them:

Money magazine named Bellevue one of the 100 best places to live in 2012, 2010, 2006 and 2008.
In 2012, Bellevue's motor fleet was ranked among the "100 Best Fleets in North America."
InfoWorld named Bellevue among its 2012 Green 15 award winners, for sustainable technology.
In 2012, 2011, 2010, 2007 and 2006 America's Promise Alliance named Bellevue one of the 100 best communities for young people.
In 2011 and 2010 the International City/County Management Association awarded the city a Certificate of Excellence for "performance management," which calls for evidence-based, data-driven decision-making.
In 2010 the Utilities Department received the Platinum Award for Utility Excellence from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies.
In 2008 the city received a Certificate of Distinction from the International City/County Management Association for consistently collecting, reporting and using measurements of its performance to improve.
Washington CEO named Bellevue "City of the Year" in May 2008.
In 2008 Fortune Small Business Magazine rated Bellevue the best place in the United States to live and launch a new business.
The Finance Department has received awards from the Government Finance Officers Association each year since 1987 for producing city budgets and annual financial reports that show a "spirit of full disclosure."
Bellevue's parks facilities and programs have received awards from the Washington Recreation & Park Association each year since the WRPA began handing them out in 2003.
Bellevue Television has received more than a dozen awards from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) since 2006.
The National Arbor Day Foundation has named Bellevue a "Tree City" every year since 1992.
In 2005 the National Recreation and Park Association gave the Parks & Community Services Department the National Gold Medal Award for Parks and Recreation Management.
In 2003 Sunset Magazine named the Bellevue Botanical Garden "Best of the West."

Contact Information

Chief Communications Officer
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Emily Christensen
Phone: 425-452-4090
E-mail: echristens@bellevuewa.gov