INC NEWS - Durham's Golden Leaf Awards May 22

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

Media Advisory

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

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:  May 16, 2008

 

Durham's Annual Golden Leaf Awards Ceremony May 22

Community Appearance Awards Recognize Best Visual Contributions to
Durham

 

What:              Sixth Annual Golden Leaf Awards Ceremony

 

Who:               Durham City/County Appearance Commission and Keep
Durham Beautiful, Inc.   

 

When:             Thursday, May 22, 2007, at 6:30 p.m.

 

Where:           Rigsbee Hall

208 Rigsbee Avenue
Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts

*         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.  This year's event is co-sponsored by the Durham
City-County Appearance Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc.  

 

*         Over 70 entries were received this year in the following
categories:  Community Properties, Commercial Properties, Residential
Properties, Landscaping and Maintenance, Sustainable Properties, and
Keep Durham Beautiful.   The Sustainable Properties and Keep Durham
Beautiful awards are new categories for this year's event.

 

*         Judging is done by an independent panel of local professionals
representing architecture, landscape architecture, development and the
arts community.  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.

 

*         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, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization
working to engage and inspire individuals to take greater responsibility
for their community environment.

 

*         News media are invited to attend this ceremony.  For
additional information about the event, contact Lisa Miller,
planner/urban designer 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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