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» Idaho Smart Growth announces 2009 Grow Smart Awards winners!
November 10, 2009
As more people call Idaho home, Idaho Smart Growth is pleased to present our 2009 Grow Smart award winners who are making sure we keep our communities vibrant and our landscapes healthy. CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners:
Alpine Village, Mixed Use
Beardmore, Redevelopment
Hotel McCall, Small Community
Meadow Ranch, Smart Growth and Green Building
Sweetwater, Residential
Victor’s Traditional Neighborhood Overlay, Planning Policy
Sherry McKibben, President’s Award
Join us to meet the winners and celebrate at a reception on Thursday, November 12 from 5:00-7:15 pm in the Rose Room located in downtown Boise at 718 W. Idaho Street. Appetizers and no-host bar will be provided and tickets are $15. Anyone registering for the event at http://idahosmartgrowth.org/index.php/support/ by Wednesday, November 11 will have a name tag at the event.
This year’s program will feature a brief presentation on with Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho, and Director of the Integrated Design Lab in Boise (IDL-Boise). We will also have a panel discussion with Kevin and past award winners Anna Canning with the City of Meridian and local infill developer Jay Story.
Don’t forget to bid on these amazing auction items on Thursday:
- A bird hike and brunch along Star’s new River Walk
- 3 hours of land use legal consultation with Gary Allen of Givens Pursley
- 75% commission refund (of the standard commission amount due to the client for the purchase or sale of any property through Urban Agent Team)
- Up to 4 hours of design consultation with Andy Erstad
- A one hour consultation for a residential remodel with Scott Flynn (builder) and Amy Cook (architect)
- A land use planning and legal consultation with Ashley Ford and Todd Lakey of Rose Law Group
- A guided horseback ride for 2 in the Eagle Foothills with Larry Sandusky
- One night stay in a studio suite at Hampton Inn & Suites Boise
- Two nights at the Inn at Sand Creek (in Sandpoint) and a guided hike or sail with Molly O’Reilly and Steve Lockwood
- A prime rib dinner for 6 and Doug and Donna Fowler’s home
- A hike and picnic to a hidden waterfall with Doug Fowler
- A private tour of the Aspen Lofts and wine for 4
- A $25 gift certificate for Meadowlark Farm
- Residential Landscape Design by Phy.la Design
The Grow Smart Jury included the following individuals knowledgeable about design, planning, and development that reflect these principles: Steve Benner (architect), Rob Hopper (Idaho Smart Growth board member), Dave Kangas (neighborhood association president), Renee Magee (Director of Planning and Building Division, Idaho Falls), Barry Teppola (developer/town builder), Katey Levihn (transportation planner), Diane Kushlan (academia/planner), and Marilee Fuller (retired deputy tax assessor).
2009 Grow Smart sponsors include: Alliance Title and Escrow, Givens Pursley, Meuleman Mollerup LLP, Diane Kushlan Planning and Management Services, HDR, Idaho Power, Oppenheimer Development Corporation, Urban Land Institute Idaho District Council, the Idaho Statesman, Newwest.net, Agnew/Beck, the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, Capital City Development Corporation, ACHD Commuteride, Title One and Valley Regional Transit.