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Northwest District 2 Press Releases from 2006

10/24/06  Councilmember Calhoun Announces Winners of the 6th Annual Orchid Awards
FRESNO, CA (October 24, 2006) Northwest District 2 Councilmember Brian Calhoun has announced the winners of his innovative program to recognize Northwest District 2 residents and business owners who contribute to the area by beautifying their homes, stores and offices.The program is called the Orchid Awards and it recognizes winners in 5 separate categories.This year’s winners and categories are as follows:Residential Architecture – Gerad Bagdasarian – 7385 N. >more 
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09/12/06  Councilmember Calhoun to Propose the Creation of a Downtown Fresno Renaissance by Developing an Adaptive Building Reuse Ordinance to Renovate Vacant Buildings
FRESNO, CA (September 12, 2006) Northwest District 2 Councilmember Brian Calhoun will hold a news Conference, Wednesday, September 13, at 3:00 PM at the southwest corner of Tulare and Fulton to present his “Building Renaissance” proposal for Downtown Fresno. The proposal – which he will present to Council on Tuesday, September 19th, at 2:45 PM – will direct City of Fresno staff to develop an Adaptive Building Reuse Ordinance for Downtown. City staff would return to Council by the end of the year with an ordinance that would include plans for accelerating a Downtown Renaissance through the renovation and reuse of vacant buildings. The ordinance will be tailored for Fresno based on similar, successful ordinances in Denver, Los Angeles, Boston and New York City >more 
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08/07/06  Councilmember Calhoun Announces the Start of the 6th Annual Orchid Awards Season
FRESNO , CA (August 7 , 2006 ) Northwest District 2 Councilmember Brian Calhoun announced the start of the 2006 Orchid Awards Season today. He has once again kicked off his innovative program to recognize Northwest District 2 residents and business owners who contribute to the area by beautifying their homes, stores and offices. The program is called the Orchid Awards and it recognizes winners in 5 separate categories: Residential Architecture, Office/Commercial Architecture, Residential Landscaping, Office/Commercial Landscaping, and the Councilmember’s Special Image award. “People who are striving to improve their surroundings are such a valuable asset to our community, primarily because in doing so they beautify Fresno while inspiring others to do the same >more 
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