The city of Plano is now taking applications for its annual BEST Neighborhoods Designation program.
Applicants for the program include resident groups that are working to make Plano a place where people want to live, work and play, the city announced.
The application has 20 qualification questions, five narrative questions, and a presentation. Narrative responses can be made either virtually or in-person.
Questions about safety and a description of the neighborhood and what makes it beautiful are among the questions on the application. Supplemental materials that support the application — photos, newsletters, emails, and screenshots — should also be included.
All submitted responses and supplemental materials should pertain to events, initiatives, and strategies that occurred from January 2019 to August 2021, the application states. Anything that was held or completed after August 2021 will not scored under this application cycle.
Final applications and supplemental materials must be submitted electronically to BEST@plano.gov by Oct. 5. Hand-written applications are no longer accepted. Awards will be announced on or before Nov. 3.
BEST Neighborhoods awards will be awarded in silver, gold and platinum categories
Award winners will receive a mention of their designation on the city’s website, an image file of their designation for use on websites or newsletters, for example; and, the release said, “bragging rights.”
Each designation remains valid for five years from the time of award, according to the city.
Additional details and all of the steps in the application are available here.
