TOMPKINS
COUNTY
COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM
The Community Beautification Program was established in August 2002 with funding from the Hotel Room Tax Fund, an additional 5% tax paid by guests at Tompkins County hotels, motels and B&B's to fund local tourism initiatives.
The goal of the Beautification Program is to improve the visual and aesthetic appearance of our communities, particularly on the main roads and gateways into the county, main streets of rural towns and villages, and in downtown Ithaca.
The Beautification Brigade works on plantings throughout the city of Ithaca, focusing on high-visibility areas like the Ithaca Commons and traffic medians on main roads. Grants are awarded to the rural communities for beautification projects at the county gateways and in towns and villages.
Want to volunteer with the Beautification Brigade and help maintain the flower plantings in Ithaca?
Training sessions for 2009 have ended, but you can still volunteer with the program by contacting Program Manager Dan Klein at 272-2292 x 123, or at dek22@cornell.edu
For results of Ithaca's entry in the America in Bloom 2007 competition, click here.
2006 volunteers and photos
of spring and summer blooms in the City of Ithaca
Ithaca
Journal editorial, 10/28/05:
"The
Community Beautification Program is worth every dollar and minute
of support we can afford."
Click
on the links below for information and photos of
Community Beautification projects and volunteers
- Matching
grants program provides funding to rural municipalities and civic
associations to implement beautification through landscape plantings, signage,
murals and sculpture.
New
matching grants format for 2006-2007
Fall
2002
grant funded projects
Spring 2003 grant funded projects
Fall 2003 grant funded projects
Spring 2004
grant funded projects
Fall
2004 grant funded projects
Spring 2005 grant funded projects
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Volunteers
help with planting and maintenance on the Commons, in city parks and streets,
and on traffic medians throughout the city of Ithaca.
2006
Volunteer Photos
2005 Volunteer Photos
2004 Volunteer Photos
2003 Volunteer Photos
Now
Available: "Community Beautification - A Guide for Municipalities
and Volunteer Groups"
This 30 page guide, heavily laced with photographs, provides an overview of
what goes into the successful Tompkins County Beautification Program. Topics
covered include site selection and preparation, lists of appropriate plants,
use of planters, community involvement, resources, sample forms and flyers,
and discssions of various non-plant beautification project types. Available
for $15 from Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca,
NY 14850.
For
more information, contact Program Manager Dan Klein at 272-2292,
extension 123, or at dek22@cornell.edu
Mailing address: 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
Beautification: The Median is the
Message
Last Updated: April 22, 2009
Contact: cab69@cornell.edu
