INC NEWS - Durham's Golden Leaf Awards Seeks Entries

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  March 12, 2008

 

2008 Call for Entries for 6th Annual Golden Leaf Awards

Two Award Categories New for This Year; Deadline to Submit Nominations
March 21st 

 

Durham, N.C. - Durham residents and property owners who think their
properties have curb appeal are invited to participate in the 6th Annual
Golden Leaf Awards for Community Appearance. 

 

The Durham City-County Appearance Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful,
Inc. are currently seeking nominations from the community for this
year's award ceremony.  The Golden Leaf will be given in the following
categories: Community Properties, Commercial Properties, Residential
Properties, Landscaping and Maintenance, Outstanding Individual,
Sustainable Properties, and Keep Durham Beautiful.   The Sustainable
Properties and Keep Durham Beautiful awards are new for this year's
event.

 

Nominated projects must be located within Durham County.  The nomination
deadline is Friday, March 21, 2008, and winners will be announced at a
public ceremony in May.   

 

First awarded in 2003, the Golden Leaf Awards recognize the best visual
contributions to the Durham community.  The goal of the awards program
is to encourage better designed and better maintained properties in
Durham.  Selection criteria include excellence in design of a new
development and/or improvement of an existing structure; raising
community awareness of the value of good appearance and stewardship;
improving the character, environment, or livability of an area; and a
commitment to ongoing property maintenance in landscaping, signage and
general upkeep.

 

This year's event is co-sponsored by the Durham City-County Appearance
Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc.  The Durham City-County
Appearance Commission is a 15-member volunteer advisory board that
provides leadership, expertise, and oversight in the promotion of design
excellence, visionary planning, and preservation of the best and most
livable community standards.  Keep Durham Beautiful is a non-profit,
volunteer organization working in partnership with the City and County
of Durham to engage and inspire individuals to take greater
responsibility for their community environment.

 

To obtain an entry form or for information on eligibility requirements,
visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning/gold_leaf.cfm or contact
Lisa Miller, planner with the Durham City-County Planning Department, at
(919) 560-4137, extension 270 or via e-mail at lisa.miller at durhamnc.gov.


 

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