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The 2010 Outstanding Achievement in County Planning Awards
The National Association of County Planners and The County Planning Division of the American Planning Association are accepting nominations for The 2010 Outstanding Achievement in County Planning Awards.
The National Association of County Planners and the County Planning Division of APA are teaming up to recognize excellence in county planning and plan implementation.
Eligibility
Nominations may be submitted for a county plan / implementation (adopted within the last five calendar years) that demonstrates leadership, innovation, and commitment to ethical planning principles and civic engagement.
Judging Criteria
Submittals will be reviewed by a panel of members from the National Association of County Planners and the County Planning Division of APA and evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Originality – To what extent does the submission present a visionary approach or innovative concept that results in a meaningful advancement of the planning process?
- Transferability – To what extent is there a potential application in other areas or to other projects? How does this work increase our understanding of planning principles?
- Quality – To what extent is there excellence in thought, writing, analysis, graphics, and ethical planning principles?
- Implementation – To what extent is the plan or program effective as evidenced by its degree of post-completion or post-adoption activity?
- Comprehensiveness – To what extent have planning principles been observed, especially in considering the plan’s / project’s effects on other public objectives?
Nomination Submittal Must Include (digital submittals encouraged)
- Complete name and contact information for the nominator and nominee. Also include a brief description (urban / suburban / rural) and size category for the county (small = pop. under 150,000, medium = pop. between 150,000-499,999, large = pop. over 500,000)
- List of other contacts including media
- 5 hard or electronic copies of a narrative (not to exceed 3 letter-sized pages) describing the plan and associated implementation activities which describe the setting, process, significance to planning, innovative achievements, and outcomes
- 5 hard or electronic copies of the planning document and any other relevant support materials
ALL MATERIALS MUST BE RECIEVED BY 5:00 PM EST ON MARCH 5, 2010.
Please send all nomination materials to: Judy Francis, AICP, NCDENR, 2090 Hwy. 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778
Winners will be notified by March 21 and invited to attend the awards presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Planning Association on April 11, 2010.