Dear Federation Member:
The Westchester Municipal Planning Federation invites you to participate in our 51st Annual Planning Awards Program. This year’s awards for Planning Achievement, Planning Commendation and Distinguished Citizen Planner will be presented at the Federation’s annual awards dinner, which has been scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Hudson Loft in Irvington, NY (Save the Date!).
As in the past, the Federation continues its call for nominations beyond Westchester municipalities to not-for-profit organizations and groups whose efforts promote planning excellence to the benefit of WMPF member communities. Non-municipal entries should have direct applicability to, and optimally, support from one or more Westchester municipalities. Please share this nomination information with any appropriate entities if you know of any award-worthy projects or efforts.
Planning Achievement Award nominations can be submitted by a municipality for projects that have been completed in your community within the last three years. Notable planning achievements come in many forms and vary widely in scope, and we urge you to consider a broad variety of accomplishments in making your nominations. Nominations that are “ripe” for recognition include projects that have been constructed and are in service, as well as municipal programs, plans, or legislation that have been adopted and have been placed into practice. In the past, communities have been recognized for downtown revitalization; comprehensive planning and plan implementation; housing; historic and architectural preservation; local resource conservation programs; flood and stormwater control planning and implementation, parks planning and implementation; innovative planning and zoning techniques; and community service programs. Please see our website at https://wmpf.org/annual-awards/award-recipients/ to view winners from prior years for examples of excellence in planning.
Distinguished Citizen Planner Award nominations are for individuals who have made outstanding and special contributions while serving on municipal land use boards, including planning, zoning and conservation boards. Distinguished Citizen Planner Awards afford us the opportunity to thank some of the many outstanding volunteers who graciously offer their time, energy and expertise to protect and improve the quality of life in Westchester County through good planning practices. A maximum of two individuals may be nominated from any municipality each year.
For both the Planning Achievement and Distinguished Citizen Planner Awards, please complete and return the attached application form with supporting materials.
Electronic or CD submissions are preferred, particularly for photos.
* To upload file(s) please use your web browser to access http://www.wmpf.org/award-submissions. Follow the instructions to transmit your file(s).
* By CD or hard copy, please send submissions to Janet Giris, WMPF First Vice President, c/o DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, 360 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 1010, White Plains, New York 10601
If you choose to send a hard copy of your application, please submit 3 sets of each application package. For physical projects, you will be asked to accompany a nominations committee member on a site visit to your project at a mutually convenient time in order to answer any questions that may arise.
We look forward to receiving your program entries for Planning Achievement and Citizen Planner Awards and to learning about your noteworthy projects and nominations.
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2025 Annual Planning Awards Program is Friday, March 28, 2025. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (914) 681-0200 x125 or e-mail me at jjg@ddw-law.com.
Sincerely,
Janet Giris, First Vice President and WMPF Awards Committee Chair
For both the Planning Achievement and Distinguished Citizen Planner Awards, please complete and return the attached application form with supporting materials: