Loosely based on its Civic Pride awards of a few years ago, the City of Murfreesboro’s Urban Environmental Department has announced its new Community Landscaping Award. Nominations will be accepted beginning April 15 for May’s awards and the new program has rules that are trimmed down, are more efficient and easier to understand and will apply to all types of landscaping, urban Environmental Landscape Specialist/Inspector Brad Barbee explained.
Nominated properties will be judged by the Murfreesboro Urban Environmental Commission and a sign will be provided for the winners to post on their property as well as being displayed on the City’s website, said. Winning properties will be selected during the months of May, June, July and August. Nominated properties must be inside city limits.
The panel of judges will include urban environmental commission members, city officials, representatives of local landscape and commercial businesses and others. The program is designed to publicly commend landscaping projects of outstanding aesthetic and artistic appeal, as well as projects that feature sound environmental practices, UE officials have pointed out. Entering the Civic Pride Award program is an easy and fun way to demonstrate neighborhood and civic pride, and help connect with the community of Murfreesboro.
Categories for entry include:
Multi-Family – Properties such as a duplex, triplex, apartment or other similar properties that are either maintained by the residents or by a professional company.
Commercial/Industrial – Commercial businesses or industrial sites that are either maintained by the residents or by a professional company.
Residential HOA – This category is for properties with a Home Owners Association that maintains landscaping located on common areas inside the subdivision or community. Nominations in this category may be maintained by the residents or a professional company.
“Many of our residents and business owners maintain beautiful landscapes,” Barbee said. “These landscapes contribute greatly to the quality of life enjoyed by our citizens and visitors.”