During the initial two years of the Newport News One City Marathon, over 5,000 runners have participated in the event, with nearly 1,600 volunteers and over $40,000 raised for charitable organizations.  The event meets various city goals, including strengthening community connections and increasing the health and wellness of the community. The City of Newport News management team wants to ensure the long-term sustainability of this signature community event by moving toward a cost-neutral model.  The City has engaged the Leadership ICMA Capstone Project Team to identify potential pathways to move from an exclusively publicly-managed event toward an alternative ownership and management model that builds on the event’s prior success.  The Team used its broad local government experience, data research and analysis methods, and community engagement strategies to produce potential options for the City of Newport News.

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