Deadline is Oct. 9 for 2015 Pride of Clarkstown Awards

Clarkstown town officials seek nominations for the 2015 Pride of Clarkstown Awards.

The program, now in its 10th year, is designed to recognize outstanding commercial properties, nominated by individuals and civic organizations for their efforts to beautify their properties and in turn the Town of Clarkstown.

The award program coincides with the town’s downtown revitalization efforts, which started in 2004 to encourage pedestrian activity, investment in local businesses and civic pride. In 2006, Supervisor Alex Gromack and the town board established the program and a committee under the leadership of the late Clarkstown Councilman Ralph Mandia.

The deadline for this year’s submissions is Oct. 9.

A committee of volunteers separate nominations by various categories. They visit every nominated site and meet many times to choose winners in each category. The program is an incentive for other property owners to create even more attractive commercial locations in the Town. The following are the Pride of Clarkstown award categories:

• Community Projects
• Food/Hospitality
• Industrial
• Non-Profit Organization
• Professional Office
• Service Business
• Shopping Center / Retail
• Small Business

The committee will select the winners in November, who will be recognized at a Town Board meeting in early 2016.

Residents can find the application on the town website at www.clarkstown.org and visit the Supervisor’s page. For more information please call 639-2056 or email towncouncil@clarkstown.org