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Galveston Planning Commission finalizes nominations for annual awards slate
Summary
At a Planning Commission workshop, members finalized nominations across categories including public art, historic preservation, private and public investment, and redevelopment. The slate will be presented for approval at the upcoming regular meeting.
Members of the Galveston Planning Commission finalized nominations for the commission’s annual awards during a workshop, agreeing on a single slate of nominees to present at the body’s regular meeting later the same day.
The workshop, convened by the commission chair, settled nominations across multiple categories after brief discussion on category placement, time-on-list limits and whether some items better fit alternate categories. Commissioners reached consensus on the following slate: Beautification — Boys and Girls Club mural; Cultural arts — Sunshine Center mural; Development — Gordon’s Restaurant Supply; Environment — the Washed Ashore sculpture at East Beach Pavilion; Historic preservation — 902 Ninth Street; Private investment — Hotel Lucene; Public investment — Coralville Stadium press box; Redevelopment — Church of the Living God; Planning — Sandhill Crane Soccer Complex. The participation category was not included on the final slate.
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