Jackson City and County Awards

Cool City Designation, June 2004
 
Jackson County named 4th best golf value in America by Golf Digest Magazine in 2004
 
1997 Golf Digest rated Jackson County as #14 in its national ranking of best places to play golf
 
Ella Sharp Museum ranked first in Small Museums and second in the Art Gallery category by Michigan's Best Treasure Awards 2000, Reader's Choice Award
 
Dahlem Environmental Center ranked third among Michigan's nature centers
 
Cascades Falls Park ranked as number one Sledding Hill in Michigan
 
Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary rated fourth best bird watching site in Michigan
 
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association. City of Jackson has received this award annually since 1991
 
City of Jackson Police Department received the Weber-Seavey award in 1995 for their Resident-Officer Program. Only the top ten in the nation receive this award
 
Jackson County ISD received an Award of Excellence for the Manufacturing Technologies Laboratory 1999
 
Downtown Marketing Study Completed in 2003, this awarding winning evaluation of the retail and residential market in Downtown Jackson can provide potential developers with needed information that may assist with planning and financing. For a copy of the Executive Summary or to request the complete study click here.