Pacifica Mayors' Beautification Awards -- Application Time OPEN for 2016

The Beautification Advisory Committee is asking for nominations for the third annual Mayor’s Pacifica Beautification awards for Pacifica residences and business that show their “curb appeal” which helps keep Pacifica Beautiful. You can nominate any business or residence in Pacifica. A PBAC member might also knock on your door because you have a beautiful landscape or structure and ask you if you would like to participate. http://www.cityofpacifica.org/...

The purpose of the awards is to encourage home owners and businesses to make improvements to their properties, and to beautify their homes, buildings, store fronts and landscapes located in Pacifica. The Pacifica Beautification Awards Committee (PBAC) will be looking for newer improvements, and well-maintained properties that are visible from the street and enhance the neighborhood. Structural improvement could be new paint/siding, structural changes, retaining walls, roofing, solar, and use of recycled material. Garden or Landscape improvement could be drought tolerant, best maintained, sustainable, edible or native plants, or use of recycled material.

Community members can nominate a residence or business in Pacifica for a Garden/Landscape Award or a Structural Improvement Award or both.

Fliers are available at select businesses in town and municipal city buildings, and via the link on this page.http://www.cityofpacifica.org/...

You can find ways to save water and still beautify your landscapes by applying for the “Lawn Be Gone” program that is offered by Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA). They will rebate up to $4 per square foot of lawn, located in a front yard that is converted to a drought tolerant garden, up to 1,000 square feet. You can find out more information at www.bawsca.org, or pick up an application at the North Coast County Water District offices.

Deadline for entry is Wednesday, October 12. Nominations can be mailed or dropped off at Pacifica City Hall, 170 Santa Maria Ave. http://www.cityofpacifica.org/...