City of Garland News Release:

Mayor's Office Accepting "Good Neighbor" Nominations

Mayor Ronald Jones’ office is accepting nominations for the next Mayor’s Good Neighbor Award.
 
The award is given quarterly to residents or property owners in Garland that have demonstrated significant improvements or upgrades to their property that will provide a positive physical impact to their neighborhood. The award will be granted based on project innovation, potential for replication, mitigation of unsightly conditions, collaboration or partnership, volunteer contributions, and increased property value.
 
Residents and property owners are encouraged to nominate their neighbors for this award. Nomination packets are available at www.garlandtx.gov or at the Mayor’s Office, City Hall, 200 N. Fifth Street in Downtown Garland. Call 972-205-2400 for more information. The deadline for 3rd Quarter 2010 nominations is September 30, 2010.
 

 
Mayor Ron Jones, a District 1 resident, started the Good Neighbor Award and has presented it about three times. The second winner was another District 1 resident, Robert Smith. Of course, Robert was being recognized for his historic reconstruction of a building downtown, which is not in District 1. Now the building is home to The Generator coffee shop.