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Deck the halls and you could win some great prizes from the City of Centerville City Beautiful Commission.

The Holiday Lighting Awards have arrived, and the City needs your help finding the best holiday decorations across the City.

Have a neighbor or friend who goes above and beyond with their lighting display?

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City Beautiful Commission members will be canvassing the community in the coming weeks to search for the best holiday décor and will award up to seven residential awards and one business award.

Nominate someone through the first week of December.

Residential award winners will receive a City of Centerville Sherpa blanket and ‘Brunch for 2’ at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace.

>> SIGN-UP FOR UPCOMING BRUNCHES AT YANKEE TRACE <<

JUDGING GUIDELINES:

• Limit blow-ups to no more than 50 percent of the yard.
• Music is good if done in good taste.
• Simple, yet tasteful, decorations

If selected, award winners will sign a release form giving the City of Centerville permission to share photos and/or videos of the home or business’ lighting display, as well as the addresses of the winners.

SEE ALL THE 2021 WINNERS:

WHAT IS THE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION:

The City Beautiful Commission is comprised of Centerville residents who are interested in making Centerville a beautiful place to live and work through preservation of the City's flora and fauna. Commission members are volunteers approved and appointed by the Centerville City Council. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month and are open to the public.

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WHAT DOES THE COMMISSION DO:

• The City is divided in to seven zones with Commission members assigned to the various zones.
• The Summer Landscape Awards are given during July, August, and September.
• In addition to the monthly awards, a property that has won three times previously may be considered for the Mayor's Award. The entire Commission meets to select the winner.
• In December, CBC selects winners of the Holiday Lighting Awards.
• The Commission works with and advises City staff on annual flower and landscape bed materials and trees to be planted in public areas in Centerville. Commission members also plant and maintain the beds at Four Corners in Centerville's Uptown.
• Since 1986, the City of Centerville has received the Tree City USA award presented by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Arbor Day Foundation. City Beautiful members participate in this honor by organizing an Arbor Day celebration each year.
• The Commission's responsibilities include planning an annual public education seminar on various topics such as perennial gardens, 'What's Eating our Trees?", and container gardens.

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