A west Fort Worth neighborhood was named the best in the country for the third consecutive year for its service and community impact.
The Lake Como Neighborhood Advisory Council received the honor at the Neighborhoods USA virtual conference in May. The neighborhood also won Fort Worth’s Neighborhood of the Year during the Mayor’s Community Engagement Neighborhood Awards in March. The neighborhood was recognized by the City Council in June for its accomplishment of winning the award three years in a row.
Kendra Williams and Carol Brown, a Como Community Center coordinator for 35 years, represented the community at the national awards. For Williams, Como is viewed as having negative aspects, but the neighborhood is a family, with people who have brought about positive change and youth who have become successful…