The Covington Neighborhood Collaborative presented 21 property owners with beautification awards during a standing-room-only event held this week at the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Devou Park.

Nineteen homes and two businesses in 17 of the city’s 19 neighborhoods received awards for the extraordinary investments of time, energy and money their owners have made in making the city an attractive place to live, work and play.

“While we haven’t kept any detailed attendance records in the past, it’s probably safe to say that attendance was the highest it’s been in at least 20 years,” said Reyna VanGilder, president of the cooperative, an organization that brings together neighborhood community leaders once a month to discuss issues of concern, make recommendations city ​​commission and support positive initiatives throughout the city.

“Some of the people who won awards were unfamiliar with this partnership, and many said they were impressed by the event and the role the organization plays in the city.”

In addition to the beautification awards, CNC presented Mayor Joe Meyer with a “Neighborhood Champion” banner for his work with CNC and nearly eight years as the city’s top elected official.

Meyer has said several times that the beautification awards have become his favorite annual event because residents across the city receive support and recognition for all they have accomplished in making their homes and businesses, and in turn, the city, a better place. call home.

Meyer presented the winners with certificates and banners and made remarks before and after presenting all the awards.

Ginger Dawson, former president of Friends of Covington and a resident of the Mutter Gottes neighborhood, served as MC for the evening and read narratives focusing on real estate and its owners.

The awards were first created and presented in 1989 by Friends of Covington, an organization that disbanded several years ago. The Old Seminary Square district presented the awards for a year before deciding to partner with the cooperative, which has members and support in all 19 districts of the city.

The beautification winners are:

Cooperation in the Covington neighborhood