ESLC Announces Eastern Shore 2010 Winners
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) recently announced the recipients of this year’s Eastern Shore 2010 Achievement Awards. The 2010 Eastern Shore 2010 Achievement Awards, inspired by the regional land use planning agreement that set the highest expectations for the care of the Eastern Shore landscape, distinguish outstanding leadership in the field of land use planning on the Eastern Shore. The purpose of these awards is to honor the projects, people and places that best define growth befitting the Eastern Shore. The awards are presented annually at ESLC’s annual planning conference. This year’s conference, entitled "About Town: A Gathering to Uplift and Invest in Our Eastern Shore Town gathered experts, opinion leaders and citizens to discuss strategies, success stories, models and tools for investing in and revitalizing our towns. Nationally recognized keynote speakers Jess Zimbabwe, Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute's Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, Ken Snyder, CEO of Place Matters and Maryland Secretary of Planning Richard Hall joined various guest speakers and local leaders to provide attendees with interactive workshops focused on both process - engaging community in desirable growth, and product - sustainable, safe, walkable town design and planning. "We are very impressed with the 2010 class of award winners – there are so many great people and organizations working very hard to advance the goals of Eastern Shore 2010 and these five honorees are doing amazing work to preserve and protect the unique characteristics that make the Eastern Shore so special," said Rob Etgen, ESLC’s Executive Director. "It is truly an honor to recognize these groups and individuals who are so committed to protecting our Eastern Shore quality of life. This year’s Eastern Shore 2010 award recipients are: Goal One: Land Protection Muskrat Park: Marie Martin Located on 1.2 acres in the heart of St. Michaels, Muskrat Park