HENDERSON (FOX5) — The City of Henderson has been named a finalist for the 2026 National Gold Medal Award for excellence in park and recreation management, city officials announced.
The award, presented by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, recognizes agencies for long-range planning, resource management, innovative programming and fiscally sound operations.
Henderson is seeking its third Gold Medal Award after earning the national honor in 1999 and 2014.
City leaders pointed to continued investments in the parks and recreation system, which includes 77 parks, eight recreation centers, 105 athletic fields and more than 300 miles of trails…