The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Receives Eight Awards for services and projects at the NCAC's APA Award Banquet

On December 7, 2001, the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association honored its 2000 - 2001 awardees at their holiday banquet, which was held at the historic Charles Sumner School in Washington, D.C. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) garnered more than 50% of the awards. Prince George's County received five awards and Montgomery County received three.

As a result of the large number of submissions coupled with a high quality of applications, the award selection was a very competitive process. Consequently, twelve awards were issued in the categories of outstanding, excellent and meritorious; and two were issued in special categories. M-NCPPC received five excellent and three meritorious awards, as follows:

Excellent
  • Building Community - Prince George's: Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Management Plan
  • Physical Planning - Prince George's: Greenbelt Metro Area Sector Plan, Sectional Map Amendment
  • Policy Planning - Montgomery: Metro Station Concept Plans: Findings from the Shady Grove and Twinbrook Charrette
  • Building Community - Montgomery: Montgomery Hills, Georgia Avenue Study
  • Policy Planning - Prince George's: Prince George's County Biennial Growth Policy Plan - Smart Growth

Meritorious

    • Building Community - Prince George's: Riverdale Park Architectural Study
    • Physical Planning - Montgomery: Takoma Park Master Plan
    • Building Community - Prince George's: Teaching Planning Concepts in Prince George's County's Elementary Schools

The highest honor, the coveted Frederick Gutheim award, that honors an individual who best exemplifies the late Fritz Gutheim's efforts to protect and enhance natural, cultural, and historic resources in Metropolitan Washington, or parts thereof, went to Wilmer C. "Bud" Dutton. As Chair of The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission in the 1960's and 1970's, Mr. Dutton fostered numerous natural resource and environmental protection programs. During his tenure Prince George's County parkland increased from 4,896 to over 13,000 acres. His reception was touching. He stood as a legacy to those who have carried on his many pursuits as well as his commitment to preserve and protect land and the environment of Prince George's County.

The Commission certainly took home the honors at this awards banquet.


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