GREENSBURG – Later this month Siemens will award Greensburg Mayor Bob Dixson and the City Council with the 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Award. This will presented in a special ceremony at City Hall at 5:00 p.m, on January 16.

Created in 2008 by the U.S. Chamber Business Civic Leadership Center and Siemens Corporation, the Sustainable Community Awards are given to U.S. communities that are taking proactive steps to improve quality of life, be a steward of the environment and increase the ability to sustain a successful community for generations to come. Greensburg was one of three cities recognized in 2011, receiving an award in the “small community” category for the city’s aggressive and progressive sustainability and rebuilding plan.

The award was first announced in April at the 2011 National Conference on Corporate Community Investment in Philadelphia.