Columbia Elementary wins Knockout Award
Beautification Board Vice President Debbie Overcash, City Council President Bill Holtzclaw, Columbia Elementary School Assistant Principal Nelson Brown and Mayor Paul Finley pose for a picture during the annual Beautification Board Awards luncheon July 29. Columbia Elementary was honored for the best use of the knockout rose, the city’s official flower.
Beautification Board Vice President Debbie Overcash, City Council President Bill Holtzclaw, Columbia Elementary School Assistant Principal Nelson Brown and Mayor Paul Finley pose for a picture during the annual Beautification Board Awards luncheon July 29. Columbia Elementary was honored for the best use of the knockout rose, the city’s official flower.
The Madison Beautification and Tree Board recognized nearly 70 nominees July 29 as part of the annual beautification awards program at the Madison Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
This year, the Beautification and Tree Board received a record number of nominations. Of the nearly 90 nominees, 68 will be formally recognized at the awards luncheon, held in conjunction with the monthly chamber at the Madison Holiday Inn.
Using judges who do not reside within the city limits, nominated properties are scored based on six key elements: first impression, design, plants (health and suitability to site), maintenance, hardscape design and litter control.
In order for a property to be recognized and honored with a beautification award, they must have scored 95 or higher out of a possible 100.
Properties that score a perfect 100 are recognized with an additional Excellence Award and one property is honored with the Knock-out Award. The Knockout Award was added in 2008, after the City of Madison adopted the Knock-out Rose as the city’s signature plant. This award is given to the property with the best use of knockout roses in their landscape.
The nominees for this year’s Knockout Award were: Columbia School, Woody Anderson Ford, Madison Municipal Building, and both the Burger King on Madison Blvd. and the Burger King on Hughes Road.
Others who were recognized at the event include:
Abbington Downs Subdivision
Abby Glenn Apartments
Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates
Ashley Estates Subdivision
Bailey Chiropractic
Bancorp South
Bell Tower Subdivision
Belmont Place Subdivision
Bob Jones High School
Bradford Farms Subdivision
Bridgefield Subdivision
Breckenridge Subdivision
Burger King #9306
Burger King #3942
The Catbird Seat
Carrington Cove Apartments
Chappel Hill
Charleston Oaks Apartments
Chick-Fil-A
Clifts Cove Subdivision
Clear Springs Subdivision
Columbia Elementary School
Colonial Grand Apartments
Cooks Pest Control
Cornerstone Pediatrics
Cracker Barrel
Dublin Park
Edgewater Subdivision
EDO Japanese Resturant
Express Oil Change (Hwy20)
Express Oil Change (Wall Triana)
Hampton Inn
Hardee’s
Heritage Provence (Hughes Properties)
Highland Lakes
Holiday Inn
Hunington Chase Subdivision
Iberia Bank
Indian Creek Nursery
Lawler’s BBQ
Liberty Middle School
Lexington Fields Apartments
Lexingtson Farms Apartments
Madison Garden Club
Madison Municipal Complex
Madison Research Park
Madison Surgery Center
Mill Creek School
Morningside of Madison Assisted Living
Park Meadow Subdivision
Primrose School of Madison
Renasant Bank
Southbank – Madison
Springs Apartments
St. Charles Subdivision
Sterling Ridge of Madison
Stratford Square
Sullins Eye Care Center
The Villas of Madison
The Reserve Subdivision
Trinity Baptist Church
Walden Subdivision
Waverly Place Apartments
Wellington Subdivision
West Highland Subdivision
Windscape Apartments
Woodfield Subdivision
Woody Anderson Ford
