The city of DeSoto has been awarded the distinguished Gold Scenic City Award from Scenic Texas in recognition of its scenic and aesthetic accomplishments.
The award also signifies the city’s commitment to maintaining high municipal standards.
The city was recognized by Scenic Texas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the state’s visual environment at the Kay Baily Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas.
The award serves as a testament to DeSoto’s dedication to creating an appealing and well-kept environment for its residents and visitors.
“Scenic City Certification shines a light on DeSoto’s strong commitment to high-quality municipal standards, scenic conservation, and public spaces,” said Brenda Dees, Executive Director of Scenic Texas.
“This Gold Scenic City recognition is intended to support cities that have long-range vision, and high-quality municipal standards, and we hope it incentivizes other Texas cities to follow DeSoto’s example.”
In 2022 at the TML Conference in San Antonio, DeSoto was named a Scenic Texas City.
“DeSoto is a beautiful community filled with tall and mature trees, winding trails, quality roadways and sidewalks, small and large running creeks, and even started a new public art program with the city’s first public art mural on the exterior wall of City Hall,” said Rachel Proctor, DeSoto Mayor.
“As a Scenic Texas City, DeSoto is a community that takes pride in its visual infrastructure policies and practices to build a city that has so much to love.”
In 2006, DeSoto was named an All-America City by the National Civic League in Anaheim, California.