Kerrville Beautification Advisory Committee Presents Beautification Awards

Kerrville Beautification Advisory Committee Presents

Beautification Awards

Kerrville, Texas (December 10, 2014)

– On December 9, 2014 the Kerrville Beautification Advisory Committee (KBAC) presented two beautification recognition awards at the Kerrville City Council meeting. National Car Sales received the award for the business category and David and Susie Moore received the residential award for their property on Washington Street.

The KBAC, created through resolution by the Kerrville City Council, was tasked with preparing and implementing a Beautification Recognition Program. The KBAC developed a program designed to recognize commercial and residential properties that show pride of ownership, enhance the beauty and appeal of Kerrville, and encourages others to follow their example.

Criteria for evaluation of the business category include:

- overall appearance and "curb appeal" of the property;

- landscaping and other treatment of the property adjacent to or surrounding a structure or structures that enhance the setting, such as green space, trees, parking and hardscape, planters that are interesting, appropriate to its setting and well maintained;

- buildings that are notable for their beauty or interest of architecture, materials used, historic preservation or restoration, appropriate color, signage and façade treatment, neatness and maintenance, and any other unusual or interesting characteristics that contribute to the overall attractiveness of the structure;

- quality of on-going maintenance; and

- neatness and absence of debris and clutter;

Criteria for evaluation of the residential category include:

- curb appeal, neatness and maintenance of residence and other structures;

- maintenance of planting areas, landscape, and adjacent visible yard;

- originality, beauty and attention to native plant species and other appropriate adaptive varieties;

- efforts for water / natural resource conservation with minimum amount of stone or gravel and possible use of bark mulch, etc. in the landscaping; and

- absence of debris or inappropriate objects.

Not all of these characteristics will apply to any one property, and there may be additional unique characteristics not noted above of certain properties that make them stand out and qualify for special recognition.

If you would like to nominate a property for consideration by the committee, please send the address, photo, and a brief explanation to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov or attend one of the KBAC meetings. The KBAC meets the first Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at City Hall. Meetings are open to the public and visitors are always welcome.

For more information please contact Ashlea Boyle, Special Projects Manager at (830) 258-1153, via e-mail to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov or visit our website at www.kerrvilletx.gov.