Merit Award Given Village of NPB 1958Merit Award
VILLAGE WINS AWARD—Mayor Richard E. Ross of the Vil-
lage of North Palm Beach is shown at the left receiving the �
merit award certificate in the 1958 Neighborhood Development
Contest in Chicago at the convention of the National Assn, of
Hone Builders from Ray Cherry of Los Angeles, Calif., chair-
man of the Land Planning- Committee. Herbert A. Ross, com-
missioner of the village. is in the center.
certificate in the 195E Neighbor
hood Development Contest.
f The items considered were:
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Land use, street layout and engi-
neering, water and sewer systems,
storm drainage facilities, archi-
tectural design and building con-
struction, and the village govern-
ment.
Commissioner J. A. Schwencke
pointed out that the committee in
issuing the award commented,
"We like the idea of 16 different
builders taking part in one devel-
opment and that you had an
unique idea -of incorporating all
utility and municipal organizations
L and had excellent community fa-
' cilities ."
Of North
The Village of North Palm!
Beach is the first community in
Florida to win the merit award
offered by the National Assn. of
Home Builders. The certificate
was presented in Chicago at the
national convention on Jan. 22. �
The contest has been sponsored }
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since 1948.
North Palm Beach was in com-
petition with community develop-
�
ments throughout the nation. ,
Twenty-two were considered and '
seven, including the local village, ;.
r warded the merit award F
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certificate in the 195E Neighbor
hood Development Contest.
f The items considered were:
{
Land use, street layout and engi-
neering, water and sewer systems,
storm drainage facilities, archi-
tectural design and building con-
struction, and the village govern-
ment.
Commissioner J. A. Schwencke
pointed out that the committee in
issuing the award commented,
"We like the idea of 16 different
builders taking part in one devel-
opment and that you had an
unique idea -of incorporating all
utility and municipal organizations
L and had excellent community fa-
' cilities ."