{"id":12952,"date":"2025-11-05T16:32:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=12952"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:33:05","slug":"city-honors-neighborhood-leaders-at-2025-neighborhood-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/bugle\/city-honors-neighborhood-leaders-at-2025-neighborhood-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"City honors neighborhood leaders at 2025 Neighborhood Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Erin Hill<br><a href=\"mailto:mail@bradfordvillebugle.com\">mail@bradfordvillebugle.com<br><br><\/a>The City of Tallahassee recognized residents and neighborhood associations for their efforts to strengthen and improve their communities during the 2025 Neighborhood Awards, held Oct. 6 at The Parkview at Cascades.<br><br>For more than 40 years, the city\u2019s Neighborhood Awards program has highlighted the contributions of residents and neighborhood leaders who work to enhance the quality of life in their communities. This year\u2019s event drew residents from across Tallahassee\u2019s nearly 300 neighborhoods to celebrate collaboration, engagement, and community pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awards were presented in several categories recognizing outstanding neighborhoods, individual residents, and successful neighborhood programs. Each Neighborhood of the Year recipient received $500 to support a community project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding Neighborhood of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Small Neighborhood (fewer than 200 homes) \u2014 Lucerne at Woodlands Homeowners Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large Neighborhood (more than 200 homes) \u2014 Killearn Homes Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding Neighbor of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neighborhood Advocacy \u2014 Vandon Jones, Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neighborliness \u2014 Mike Brezin, Betton Hills Neighborhood Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Neighborhood Program of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical Improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First Place: Avalon at Maclay Neighborhood Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Place: Waverly Hills Neighborhood Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third Place: Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First Place: Villas at Pine Forest Homeowners Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Place (tie): Waverly Hills Neighborhood Association and Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First Place: Griffin Heights Neighborhood Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Place: Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third Place: SummerBrooke Property Owners Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos from the event are available online. More information about the City\u2019s Neighborhood Awards Program and neighborhood resources can be found at Talgov.com\/Neighborhoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Hillmail@bradfordvillebugle.com The City of Tallahassee recognized residents and neighborhood associations for their efforts to strengthen and improve their communities during the 2025 Neighborhood Awards, held Oct. 6 at The Parkview at Cascades. For more than 40 years, the city\u2019s Neighborhood Awards program has highlighted the contributions of residents and neighborhood leaders who work to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bugle"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>City honors neighborhood leaders at 2025 Neighborhood Awards - Florida NewsLine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Bradfordville Bugle Erin Hillmail@bradfordvillebugle.comThe City of Tallahassee recognized residents and neighborhood associations for their efforts to strengthen and improve\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/bugle\/city-honors-neighborhood-leaders-at-2025-neighborhood-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"City honors neighborhood leaders at 2025 Neighborhood Awards - 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