Where
Maestro's (Straz Center for the Performing Arts)1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place
Tampa, FL 33602
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Title Sponsor:
Community Visionary:
Good Neighbor:
City of Temple Terrace
Gary & Tina Pike / C. E. D.
Sponsor the Planning & Design Awards
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813. 272. 5940
Recent Winners
Hillsborough County
City-County Planning Commission's
31st Annual Planning & Design Awards
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Thank you to our host!
Brendan McLaughlin, ABC Action News Anchor
October 17, 2013 | Winners Announced
Maestro’s | at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Cash Bar Reception | 6:15 p.m.
Dinner & Presentations | 7:00 p.m.
Tickets | $50 Another sell out is expected, so register now for this event!
Please register above to RSVP for this event.
Tickets are $50 per person.
To pay by check:
- Make checks payable to: Hillsborough County BOCC
- Indicate who the payment is for & a contact phone #
- Mail to:
The Planning Commission
601 East Kennedy Boulevard, 18th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
To pay by credit card:
- Fees will be applied ($3.50 per ticket) at: tpc.ticketleap.com/31/
Please note:
Registrations are not complete until payment has been received.
Thank you to our judges! 
Merle Bishop, FAICP
With over 38 years of experience in planning and growth management, Merle is a Certified Public Manager and is currently the Growth Management Department Director for the City of Winter Haven, Florida. A member of AICP since 1986, and in 2003 he was inducted into the AICP College of Fellows. He served as President of the Florida Chapter of APA from 2011 to 2013.
Whit Blanton, FAICP
Whit is a founding principal of Renaissance Planning Group with more than 25 years of urban and regional planning experience encompassing a diverse array of planning projects at the local, regional, statewide and national levels. He is an elected member of the American Planning Association’s Board of Directors and serves as chair of APA’s Legislative & Policy Committee. In 2011, he received the AICP President’s Award for Exemplary Professional Practice.
Debrah Forester, AICP
The Redevelopment Manager for Charlotte County, Florida, Debrah's experience in Southwest Florida spans over 20 years and includes private and public sector employment at both the local and regional levels. Her expertise includes redevelopment, economic development, and policy analysis, for which she received the 2012 Roland Eastwood Planner of the Year award from the Promised Lands Section of the American Planning Association, Florida Chapter.
The Planning Commission is proud to announce our 31st annual celebration of great planning in Hillsborough County. After going strong as the Community Design Awards for 30 years, we’ve updated the name of our program to:
Planning & Design Awards
With the emphasis on the importance of great planning in our own region, we have moved our awards program to October to align with the many national festivities during the American Planning Association's (APA) National Community Planning Month and celebration of Great Places in America!
This awards program is a well-respected tradition honoring the very best in planning and design in Hillsborough County. Winning projects contribute to a better quality of life and serve as models to learn from and emulate in planning and design.
CALL FOR ENTRIES!
August 20, 2013 | Submissions Deadline
Complete submission package with entry fees
must be delivered by 5:00 p.m. to:
The Planning Commission, 18th floor
601 E Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33602
The $160 entry fee must be made payable to:
Board of County Commissioners
The $160 entry fee may be waived for student designed projects or
for projects designed and executed entirely with volunteer resources.
All entries become property ofthe Planning Commission. Photos and drawings
submittedmay be used by the Planning Commission inmaterialsincluding
websites, publications, presentations, and educational programs.
No entry materials will be returned.