Awards & Recognition
- 2025 - Milestone for 15 Year Membership with Green Tier Legacy Communities
- 2024 - Creative Champion Award for the Public Arts Committee from Create Wisconsin
- 2024 - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by Government Finance Officers Association
- 2024 - Middleton Police Department by Wisconsin Law Enforcement Group (WILEAG) - also - 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023
- 2024 - Engineering Excellence Award for flood Restoration Project, by ACEC Wisconsin
- 2024 - Best Practice Award for Zoning Code Rewrite by the American Planning Association – Wisconsin Chapter
- 2024 - Best Golf Course by Madison Magazine - also 2014, 2015, 2017, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- 2023 - Gold Certified LEED for Cities and Communities – the first community in Wisconsin
- 2023 - Silver Project of Distinction Award, Stone Horse Green Construction by Associated Builders and Contractors
- 2023 - Wisconsin American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award for Stone Horse Green Design
- 2023 - Silver Award for Pheasant Branch Creek, Corridor Reconstruction by Associated Builders and Contractors
- 2023 - Certificate for Excellence, Financial Reporting by Government Finance Officers Association - also - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- 2023 - Best Complete Streets Policy - Smart Growth America
- 2021 - Voice of the People for Excellence in Equity/Inclusion Engagement
- 2021 - State and National Accreditations for Middleton Senior Center - also 1994 - present
- 2021 - Best Running/Biking Trail (Pheasant Branch Conservancy) by Madison Magazine
- 2020 - Dane County Climate Champion
- 2019 - Renewable Energy Pioneers of the Year by Renew Wisconsin for the Middleton Municipal Airport solar project
- 2018 - Silver Star Award for the Candy Cane Hunt by Wisconsin Parks & Recreation Assn.
- 2017 - Great Places in Wisconsin for Pheasant Branch Conservancy by American Planning Association
- 2016 - Project of the Year, American Public Works Association for Middleton Operations Center
- 2015 -Bicycle Friendly Community (2015 Bronze) by the League of American Bicyclists
- 2015 - Water Efficiency Award by Wisconsin Water Association
- 2015 - Recycling Excellence Award, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- 2015 - Engineering Achievement Award – American Society of Civil Engineers for Terrace Avenue Reconstruction
- 2014 - Present, Dementia-Friendly Designation Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
- 2014 - Exemplary Employer Award – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
- 2013 - 2016 - National Recreation & Park Association Finalist for Small City Park & Recreation System of the Yea
- 2012 - National Chamber of Commerce Siemens Sustainability Award Finalist
- 2012 - Best Neighborhood in Wisconsin by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin for Downtown Middleton
- 2011 - Money/CNN Best Places to Live, also - 2005, 2007, 2009
- 2010 - Sustainable Community of the Year by In Business Magazine for the Dane County area
- 2010 - Ranked as a Star Library in Library Journal
- 2010 - Green Tier Legacy Community Pioneer by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- 2010 - All-America Finalist by the National Civic League
- 2007 - Trail System Merit Award Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- 2007 - Library of the Year, Wisconsin Library Association
- 1994 - Present Tree City USA