The Town of Lexington and their new Willie B. Caractor Park won the 2010 Municipal Achievement Award for towns with a population of 10,000 to 20,000. The park project was completed with one of the first public/private partnerships which included the Town of Lexington, Golden State Foods Foundation, Lexington Medical Center and other donations. The park is located on a lot seized in 2001 for illegal activity and through these partnerships, a place of blight and crime was turned into a positive asset for a community. The park includes a playground, picnic shelters, trees, plants, lighting, fencing, fountain and spray fountain.
