Lyons Better Hometown Receives Two Awards at 2002 Annual Georgia Downtown Association Conference

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The culmination and highlight of the Georgia Downtown Association Annual Conference is the Awards Luncheon. At this event outstanding projects, programs and individuals are honored for their contributions to Georgia's downtowns. The application process is based on the traditional points of downtown redevelopment in the areas of Organization, Design, Promotion and Economic Restructuring.

This year the Georgia Downtown Association is pleased to honor the following recipients of the 2002 Awards:

ORGANIZATION

Organizational Excellence - Lyons Better Hometown for their Hometown Heroes, The Lyons Light
Newsletter, Color Lyons Beautiful Coloring Book and Painting with 409
Organizational Publications - Buckhead Guidebook/Buckhead Coalition
Most Valuable Volunteer - Lynn Cox/Toccoa Main Street

PROMOTION

Urban Special Event Excellence - Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival/Decatur DDA & Retail and
Restaurant Committee
Main Street Special Event Excellence - City Lights Festival/Commerce DDA & Commerce Area
Business Association
Main Street Image Campaign Excellence - Survivor Heart & Soul Bus Tour/City of Gainesville & Main
Street Gainesville
Urban Image Campaign Excellence - "Greater Downtown Savannah, the Spirit is Back"/Savannah
Development & Rewnewal Authority
Retail Event Excellence - Upstairs Downtown and Holiday Open House - Main Street Gainesville

DESIGN

Infill Design Excellence - Walker Rose Lane Neighborhood - Downtown Development Authority
Of Madison
Excellent Private Residential/Commercial Rehabilitation - Carter House, Gainesville/Rick & Lyla
Harste
Excellent Private Commercial Rehabilitation - 112 Bradford Street, Gainesville/Dan & Chandelle
Summers
Excellent Public/Private Commercial Rehabilitation - Rosenhoff Block Buiding, Savannah/Walter &
Linda Evans and West Broad Development
Company
Excellent Private Public Structure Rehabilitation - Wink Theater, Dalton/Troy Hall
Design Improvement Program Excellence (tie) - Decatur Streetscape Improvement Guidelines
Design Improvement Program Excellence (tie) - Savannah Façade Improvement Program

ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT

Excellent Mixed-Use Development - 1914 Warehouse, Thomasville/Chris Chubb
Excellent Commercial Development - Old Library, Bainbridge/Linda Toms, Janet Harrell, Leslie
Harrell, Allison Betts & Carolyn Funderburke
Excellent Business Expansion - Cartersville Train Depot - Cartersville DDA
Small City Problem Solving Excellence - 501( c )3 Properties - Lyons Better Hometown
Urban City Problem Solving Excellence - Homeless Resource Officer/Corporal Charles Fields
Savannah Police Department

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP

Public Sector Leadership Excellence - Carlyle Cox/City of Gainesville
Organization Leadership Excellence - New Town Macon Member Investment Committee/NewTown
Macon
Private Sector Leadership Excellence - John Lewis/ Cartersville DDA
Private Sector Leadership Excellence - Iona Pendergast/Milledgeville Main Street/DDA

GDA EXCELLENCE IN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT

Main Street Gainesville

Commissioner Laura Meadows presented the awards to the various winning recipients. Both the Georgia Downtown Association and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs were pleased to be able to showcase these achievements.