Smart Growth Awards Update

Tickets and Sponsorships Still Available for the 2009 Smart Growth AWards!

The 2009 Smart Growth Awards are less than 3 weeks away. Get your tickets now and join us for an exciting luncheon honoring some of Long Island's best.

This year's winners represent the great progress that has been made toward achieving Smart Growth solutions for Long Island communities. Especially in light of recent economic challenges, the six projects honored this year are either approved or built; the two plans have the full support of the local municipality; and the three organizations/individuals have a long record of accomplishment. These eleven honorees were chosen out of the nearly fifty submissions received this year.

Stakeholder Participation: Lori Baldassare of the Mount Sinai Heritage Center for the exceptional use of stakeholder participation in the planning of their facility and grounds.

Revitalizing Communities: Trammell Crow Residential is being honored for the Alexan at West Hempstead which will help to revitalize the local community.

Preserving Open Space: Lisa Ott of the North Shore Land Alliance is being honored for her efforts to preserve open space on Long Island.

Mix of Uses: TRITEC is being honored for their development in the heart of downtown Patchogue for its mix of uses that will help bring vitality to the area.

Encouraging Walkability: Kingdom Family Holdings will be given the award for encouraging walkability for their project, the Marquis at Mineola, a multifamily residential project in downtown Mineola.

Providing a Range of Housing Types: In the category for providing a range of housing types, the Nassau Suffolk Coalition for the Homeless will be honored for their work in helping Long Island’s homeless find decent places to live.

Creating a Sense of Place: Steve Flotteron and Phil Nolan of the Town of Islip are being honored for the reconstruction of the Bay Shore Marina, turning what was a large parking lot into a place for recreation.

Compact Design: Hawthorne Court, a multifamily housing project in Valley Stream by the Dennis Organization is receiving an award for compact design.

Providing Transportation Options: The Town of Brookhaven is receiving an award for the plan for the Ronkonkoma Hub, which will provide residents with a variety of transportation options.

Green Building: The Village of Amityville is receiving the award for green building for their renovations to Village Hall.

Certainty: Glen Cove Mayor Ralph Suozzi will be receiving the award for making development decisions fair and predictable for the Glen Cove Master Plan.

The 2009 Smart Growth Awards will take place on Friday, June 19th from 11:30am-2:00pm at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Sponsorship packages are available. Be sure to register for the Awards by visiting www.visionlongisland.org and downloading a registration form. For more information, you can also contact our office at (631) 261-0242 or email info@visionlongisland.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

To read about past winners or to find out more about the Awards, visit our website here

SAVE THE DATE! Register Today!
2009 Smart Growth Awards
Friday, JUNE 19TH
11:30am-2:00pm
CREST HOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB
WOODBURY, NY

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SMART GROWTH NEWS

Newsletter Editor: Michelle Dutchen, Director of Communications
Contributors: Eric Alexander, Executive Director; Tara Klein, Planning Coordinator;
Tawaun Weber, Director of Special Projects; Elissa Ward, Director of Sustainability; Juliana Roberts Dubovsky, Planning Consultant

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