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Thursday, June 23, 2016

2016 Beautification Award Luncheon

On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Seventy-six City of Madison commercial properties were presented with Beautification Awards at a luncheon which took place at the  Best Western


Amber Braman kicks off the 2016 Beautification Awards.
Mayor Troy Trulock and Councilman Gerald Clark stand in the background. 
Amber Braman, Vice President for Beautification of the Madison Beautification and Tree Board chaired the awards program and luncheon this year.  Mayor Troy Trulock opened the luncheon with a prayer,   Councilman Tim Holcombe, and Council Man Gerald Clark were also in attendance at this year's luncheon.  Clark serves as the MBTB Council Liaison to the all-volunteer board of City of Madison residents appointed to serve by Mayor Trulock.  MBTB board members present were were Beth Agee, Meredith Kilby,  Hollye Raines, Liz Smith and Franklin Wetzel.

MBTB Board Members L-R, Franklin Wetzel, Beth Agee, Amber Braman, Hollye Raines
Nineteen of the properties achieved an Excellence Award for scoring 99.5 or higher on the judging sheets.  Those properties received Excellence Award plaques in addition to the certificates that all awardees received.   A minimum score of 95 is required to receive an Award.  Implemented last year into the program was a Beautification Award - Honor Roll.  Honor roll properties are those that have maintained their Beautification Award status for five consecutive years in a row.

Commercial properties apply for the award annually in the spring.  Judging of the properties takes place mid to late May by teams of board members and Master Gardener volunteers from outside the City of Madison.  This year the board emphasized the need for properties to use bolder colors in their landscapes, be it through flowering shrubs, perennials or beds of annuals.

Following the awards presentation a drawing took place for three gift certificates which were donated by The Cat Bird Nursery & Garden Shop.    Braman closed the luncheon with words of thanks to all the property owners and managers who dedicate time and resources in making the City of Madison a beautiful place to live, work and play.  Also included were remarks about future developments of the beautification program, to include all new Beautification Award signs that better distinguish City of Madison properties from the neighboring Huntsville properties, She also encouraged anyone interested in serving on the board to contact MBTB President Karen Lawler at
keepmadisonbeautiful@gmail.com

A group photo was taken of the winning recipients at the close of the luncheon.



View powerpoint photos & photos from the luncheon.





2016 Beautification Award Luncheon

On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Seventy-six City of Madison commercial properties were presented with Beautification Awards at a luncheon which took place at the  Best Western


Amber Braman kicks off the 2016 Beautification Awards.
Mayor Troy Trulock and Councilman Gerald Clark stand in the background. 
Amber Braman, Vice President for Beautification of the Madison Beautification and Tree Board chaired the awards program and luncheon this year.  Mayor Troy Trulock opened the luncheon with a prayer,   Councilman Tim Holcombe, and Council Man Gerald Clark were also in attendance at this year's luncheon.  Clark serves as the MBTB Council Liaison to the all-volunteer board of City of Madison residents appointed to serve by Mayor Trulock.  MBTB board members present were were Beth Agee, Meredith Kilby,  Hollye Raines, Liz Smith and Franklin Wetzel.

MBTB Board Members L-R, Franklin Wetzel, Beth Agee, Amber Braman, Hollye Raines
Nineteen of the properties achieved an Excellence Award for scoring 99.5 or higher on the judging sheets.  Those properties received Excellence Award plaques in addition to the certificates that all awardees received.   A minimum score of 95 is required to receive an Award.  Implemented last year into the program was a Beautification Award - Honor Roll.  Honor roll properties are those that have maintained their Beautification Award status for five consecutive years in a row.

Commercial properties apply for the award annually in the spring.  Judging of the properties takes place mid to late May by teams of board members and Master Gardener volunteers from outside the City of Madison.  This year the board emphasized the need for properties to use bolder colors in their landscapes, be it through flowering shrubs, perennials or beds of annuals.

Following the awards presentation a drawing took place for three gift certificates which were donated by The Cat Bird Nursery & Garden Shop.    Braman closed the luncheon with words of thanks to all the property owners and managers who dedicate time and resources in making the City of Madison a beautiful place to live, work and play.  Also included were remarks about future developments of the beautification program, to include all new Beautification Award signs that better distinguish City of Madison properties from the neighboring Huntsville properties, She also encouraged anyone interested in serving on the board to contact MBTB President Karen Lawler at
keepmadisonbeautiful@gmail.com

A group photo was taken of the winning recipients at the close of the luncheon.



View powerpoint photos & photos from the luncheon.





Tuesday, June 7, 2016

2016 Beautification Award Winners Announced

Congratulations to the following properties who will be receiving City of Madison Beautification Awards for 2016 - 2017.   Properties that earned an Excellence Award designation averaged 99.5 or above on the judges score sheet.  They are indicated with an *asterisk.

An Award Luncheon is planned at the Best Western Plus of Madison on June 23.  Each winning property will receive two complimentary tickets to the lunch.  Details will be emailed to winning properties on June 8th. 

List of Winning Properties - 2016 City of Madison Beautification Awards
  1. Abbington Downs Subdivision
  2. Abby Glen-A Quiet Place
  3. Arbor Crossings
  4. Arlington Dentistry
  5. *Belmont Place Subdivision
  6. *Best Western Plus
  7. Bob Jones High School
  8. Bradford Farms Subdivision
  9. Breckenridge Subdivision
  10. Bridgefield Subdivision
  11. Brownsferry Crossing
  12. Burger King - Madison Blvd
  13. Cambridge at Heritage Plantation
  14. *Cedar Springs Station Subdivision
  15. Chapel Hill Subdivision
  16. *Chik Fil A 7885
  17. Clift's Cove Subdivision
  18. *Colonial Grand at Madison
  19. Cook's Pest Control
  20. Cornerstone Pediatrics
  21. Cracker Barrel
  22. Crown Pointe
  23. *Discovery Middle School
  24. Dublin Park
  25. Edgewater Subdivision
  26. *EDO Japanese Restaurant
  27. Foxfield
  28. *Gate House Manor
  29. Greenbriar Woods Subdivision
  30. Hampton Inn
  31. Hawthorne at the Ridge
  32. Heritage Plantation Subdivision
  33. Heritage Provence  Subdivision
  34. *Highland Lakes Subdivision
  35. Hillchase Subdivision
  36. Holiday Inn Express and Suites HSV-airport
  37. Horizon Elementary School
  38. Hunington Chase
  39. Indian Creek Nursery
  40. Liberty Middle School
  41. *Lifesouth
  42. Madison Church of Christ
  43. Madison City Gateway
  44. Madison Eye Care Center
  45. Madison Fire Station #2
  46. Madison Fire Station #3
  47. Madison Hospital
  48. Madison Hospital- The Healing Garden
  49. *Meadow Green
  50. *Millstone
  51. *Oxford
  52. Park Meadow Subdivision - Brownsferry
  53. Park Meadow Subdivision - Wall Triana
  54. Shamrock Subdivision
  55. *Somerset Apartments
  56. STI Electronics, Inc
  57. Stratford Square Subdivision
  58. *Sullins Eye Care
  59. *The Catbird Seat Garden Center
  60. The Reserve at Bridgefield Subdivision
  61. The Town of Cambridge at Heritage Plantation
  62. The Village Shops of Madison - Co. Line Road
  63. *The Villas at Madison
  64. Walden Subdivision - Conservancy
  65. Walden Subdivision - Emerson
  66. Walden Subdivision - Walden Glen
  67. Waterford at Heritage Plantation
  68. *Waverly Place Apartments at Madison
  69. Wellington Subdivision
  70. West Highlands Subdivision
  71. West Highlands Subdivision
  72. West Madison Elementary School
  73. Windscape Apartment Homes
  74. Windstone
  75. *Woodland Hill
  76. Woodland Homes
Don't see your property on the list? 

Properties that applied for an award but did not meet the judging criteria for an award will be provided the judge's feedback along with recommendations from the board on how to address the conditions that existed to cause the property to score lower.

This year the judging criteria was revised to place a greater emphasis on the use of bright, eye catching colors as focal points in the landscape.  It's not only pleasing to the eye, it also beneficial to pollinators and wildlife.  Since this was a change from prior year's standards, the board advised judges to give fair consideration to exceptionally attractive and well maintained landscapes that may have lacked bright colors in an annual display or found on flowering shrubs or perennials.

Moving forward, property managers and owners are urged to incorporate more colorful elements into their landscapes appropriate to the site and conditions.