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Cottage & Town Awards
Cottage & Town Awards nominations now being accepted
Submit your nomination by September 20, 2008.
It’s time for the Rehoboth Beach Cottage and Town Awards for 2008. Presented by Rehoboth Beach Main Street and Echelon Homes, the program is a celebration of preservation and renovation in downtown Rehoboth Beach.
The 12th Annual Cottage and Town Awards, follows the tradition founded by a group of local citizens with an interest in preserving the charm of downtown Rehoboth.
In 2005 those citizens passed the torch to Main Street, a non-profit organization affiliated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation with the mandate of keeping downtown Rehoboth economically strong and architecturally unique. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 Cottage and Town Awards.
The program recognizes residential and commercial property owners who contribute to the charm, beauty and ambiance of Rehoboth Beach through preservation, restoration/renovation, new construction and landscaping. The aim is to celebrate and thank those who make significant contributions to our community.
There are seven award categories.
1. Residential Preservation
2. Commercial Preservation
3. Residential Restoration/Renovation
4. Commercial Restoration/Renovation
5. Residential New Construction
6. Commercial New Construction
7. Landscape renovation/new plantings
The public is encouraged to nominate candidates in each of the seven categories and the work must have taken place within the last three years (since July 2005).
The nominator may, but need not, own the property nominated. Please feel free to nominate any property where you have observed efforts which you believe deserve recognition. (Property owners are not required to provide access to the interior of the properties).
Nominations may be made by completing a nomination form accompanied by supporting color photographs (no more than five photos, please), submitted no later than the extended deadline: Sept. 20, 2008. You can fill out the application by downloading it or pick up a form at the Main Street Office (in the rear of the parking lot at the Convention Center, adjacent to the Parking Meter Dept.).
The Rehoboth Beach Main Street Design Committee will judge the nominations. Winners, which will be announced in September, will receive a commemorative plaque and other recognition.
To be eligible for the nomination, a property must be located in the City limits of Rehoboth Beach.
For further information, call 227-2772.