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Clean and Green
by Lynne Hart - Executive Coordinator - Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful
One of the projects our Athens-Limestone Beau tification Board enjoys each year is the judging of properties and presen tation of Beautification Awards to area business es, churches, and government buildings. Each spring, the Beau tification Board asks for nominations of busi nesses to be judged for possible receipt of one of these coveted awards. Judges selected by the board then use written criteria to judge each nominated property to determine where the award signs will be placed. COVID-19 has cre ated quite a problem for the board this year. First, there are several signs that are being painted and updated by students at the Lime stone County Technical School. With all the schools being closed, our signs are not ac cessible and may not have been completed. Second, due to the need for social distancing, the board has been unable to meet, and judging could also pose a problem.
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Difficult Decisions
After a great deal of consideration by board leadership, it was decid ed that judging will not take place this year. It was also decided that all businesses who received Beautification Award signs in 2019 may keep them for another year, as long as the properties are maintained. Here is a list of the properties that received awards in 2019. They are each very deserving, and we are pleased that they will be maintaining their awards for another year:
Highest Scores
The following six proper ties received top honors by scoring 98 or above out of 100 possible points. • Clayton Homes – 100 pts. • American Leakless
Company – 99 pts. • Limestone Health Fa cility – 98 pts. • Chick-fil-A – 98 pts. • Calhoun Community College – 98 pts. • First Presbyterian
Church – 98 pts. Additional Award Recipi ents: • Ardmore Welcome Center • Fairfield Inn & Suites • Athens-Limestone Hospital • Steelcase, Inc. • Athens State Univer sity • Town and Country Animal Hospital • Limestone Chiroprac tic Health Center • First National Bank • Burger King • Athens Police Depart ment • Persell Lumber and Mill Shop • Traditions Senior Liv ing • Holiday Inn Express • Hampton Inn and
Suites • Bojangles • Garner Auction • First Baptist Church We are all hoping that our schools and businesses will be operating under more normal circum
stances very soon. Our Beautification Board, the Athens-Limestone Recycling Center, and the KALB staff and board members are ready to get back to business as usual!
