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Edgewater board delays beautification awards, sets June 1 cutoff and June 30 announcement
Summary
With few residential nominations, the board voted to extend the beautification-award submission deadline to June 1, schedule an announcement for June 30 and hold the board's next meeting June 17 at 5:30 p.m.; staff will update online forms and increase outreach.
Board members discussed the city's beautification-award nominations and agreed there were too few residential entries this cycle. To increase participation and give yards time to recover from a recent freeze, the board voted to extend the nomination cutoff to June 1 and to announce winners on June 30.
The chair moved to extend the deadline and to set the next board meeting for June 17 at 5:30 p.m.; the motion was seconded and carried. The transcript does not record individual vote tallies or full roll-call vote names, but the motion passed.
Members and staff discussed outreach strategies to boost nominations, including social-media posts, the parks newsletter and using the city's public-information channels. Staff confirmed the correct email addresses for nominations (parksandrec@cityofedgewater and parks@cityofedgewater.org) and said the public-information officer will spotlight the contest to draw younger nominators.
Practical details recorded in the meeting: the awards usually include both commercial and residential categories, though this cycle produced just one residential submission; the previously published submission deadline had been April 1. Board members suggested reopening nominations and extending the window to ensure fair consideration. Staff agreed to update the online form and public notice to reflect the new dates.
Next steps: staff will update the parks page and social channels with new deadlines, and the board will finalize awards at its June 17 meeting.
