[Durham INC] 2010 Durham Golden Leaf Awards Announced

[Blalock, Amy]

NEWS RELEASE
 Contact: Dorothea Pierce, Director, Keep Durham Beautiful

(919) 354-2729; dorothea.pierce at durhamnc.gov

 

2010 Durham Golden Leaf Award Winners Honored at September 30th Ceremony

Community Awards Recognized Best Contributions to Durham's Appearance

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2010 Durham NC - Last night at the
Trotter Building in downtown Durham, hundreds of community volunteers,
city and county officials and business leaders came together to
celebrate 17 winners of the 2010 Golden Leaf Awards during a ceremony in
honor of the Eighth Annual Golden Leaf Awards, an annual community-wide
celebration of those making position contribution to Durham's
appearance.

 

Now in its eight year and co-sponsored by the Durham City/County
Appearance Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc., the Golden Leaf
Awards acknowledge and encourage design and maintenance that contributes
to the visual beauty, sustainability and usability of the Durham
community.   These prestigious awards in eight categories were nominated
by the public this summer from which winners were selected by a jury of
design professionals.

 

This year's judges had to work very hard to make their choices.  "We had
60 nominations this year, but even with so many to choose from the
judges still found it hard to choose a winner in some categories," said
Kevin Turner, Chairman, Durham Appearance Commission. "There were so
many interesting and excellent nominations and each one should consider
themselves a winner through their strong commitment to improving
appearance in Durham." 

 

Keep Durham Beautiful Chair, Jamie Clarke, was enthusiastic about the
newest award, the People's Choice. "The nominees for all these awards
are the people's choice, because someone from the community had to
nominate them," said Clarke. "Having the public choose one winner from
all 60 nominations, in eight different categories is a great addition to
the event.  We had over 800 people vote this year, and really added to
everyone's enjoyment of last night's event."

 

This year the Golden Leaf nominations were in the following eight
categories:  Community Properties, Commercial Properties, Residential
Properties (Single Family and Multi-Family), Sustainable Properties,
Keep Durham Beautiful, Landscaping & Maintenance and People's Choice
Award.  

 

The 2010 Durham Golden Leaf Awards winners:

 

Commercial Properties Award

WINNER: Diamond View II 

King's Sandwich Shop - Merit

Rogers Alley - Merit

 

Community Properties Award

WINNER: Durham-Toyama Sister Cities Pavilion 

City of Durham Police Department Downtown District Substation & Forensic
Lab - Merit

 

Residential Properties Award

WINNER MULTI-FAMILY: Mangum 506 

WINNER SINGLE FAMILY: 1010 Rosehill Street 

505 North Driver Street - Single Family Merit

            

Landscape and Maintenance Award

WINNER: Durham Arts Council Ruth Carver Gardens 

The Park at Trinity Park - Merit

 

Sustainable Properties Award

WINNER: Rocket Shop 

Durham County Libraries South Regional - Merit

East Campus Steam Plant - Merit

 

Keep Durham Beautiful Award

WINNER: Prudential Garden at Durham Central Park

Friends of Holt School Road - Merit

Saint Philips Garden - Merit

Tiffany Blakeney's Community Appearance Improvement Campaign - Merit

 

People's Choice Award

WINNER: King's Sandwich Shop 

 

Judging was done by an independent panel of local professionals
representing architecture, landscape architecture, development, and the
arts community.  Selection criteria included 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 nonprofit, volunteer-based organization
working to engage and inspire individuals to take greater responsibility
for their community environment.

 

For more information about the 2010 Golden Leaf Awards and ceremony,
contact Anne Kramer, Planner/Urban Designer, Durham City-County Planning
Department, (919) 560-4137 x28271 or anne.kramer at durhamnc.gov.

 

PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

 

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