
TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
DAUPHIN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
PREMIER PROJECT AWARDS ––
SEE YOU IN 2024!
The Premier Project Awards are currently undergoing a reboot but will return next year. So watch this space!

THE BASICS:
This annual awards program acknowledges and encourages planning excellence in Dauphin County, recognizing projects that meet the community, environmental and economic goals of the county’s Comprehensive Plan.
ELIGIBILITY:
Individuals, organizations, municipalities, public authorities, developers and public/private partnerships may submit applications for plans, studies and projects -- completed in Dauphin County in the past three years -- in which they were principally involved in design, development or implementation.
Entries that did not win in the past two years are eligible again in 2021.
ENTRY EXAMPLES:
Examples include, but are not limited to: comprehensive plans, development projects, ordinance revisions, infrastructure improvement, renewal projects, downtown development, neighborhood revitalization, transit, bike-ped, etc.
Click to download the fillable entry form
APPLICATION PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE:
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Planning Awards entry form (download at right);
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1-2 page project summary;
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1-2 page project narrative explaining how the project meets the judging criteria and category objectives;
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Supporting material, including pictures, plans or renderings in print quality format;
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Up to 3 letters of reference supporting the application;
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1 flash/thumb drive, memory stick or CD of all application materials, including a list of all project partners with contact info;
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Applicant signature to approve entry and use of all application materials in future publications by Dauphin County Planning Commission.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
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Visit again soon to learn more about the 2022 Premier Project Awards!
CATEGORIES:
Entrants may select no more than 2 categories. Judges have the flexibility to consider an entrant in a different category.
1. Growing Our Communities - Under $1 Million:
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Sustainable Development;
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Housing;
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Public Services.
2. Growing Our Communities - Over $1 Million:
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Sustainable Development;
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Housing;
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Public Services.
3. Growing Within Our Environment:
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Water Quality & Stormwater Management;
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Floodplain & Riparian Area Preservation;
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Agricultural Resource Protection.
4. Growing Our Economy:
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Programs & Policies;
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Transportation Networks;
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Water & Wastewater Infrastructure.
5. The Timothy Reardon “Excellence in Planning” Award:
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Judges’ choice. Recognizes additional project(s) in any of the above categories, at any budget level, for overall excellence or use of innovative planning practices.
2021 PPA WINNERS:
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GROWING OUR COMMUNITIES - UNDER $1 MILLION: Tri-County HDC, Ltd. — Frank S. Brown Blvd. Home Ownership Project
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GROWING OUR COMMUNITIES - OVER $1 MILLION: Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority — Rubber Soul Brewery Adaptive Reuse Project
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GROWING OUR ECONOMY: Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority — Air Cargo Reconfiguration & Expansion Project
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GROWING WITHIN OUR ENVIRONMENT: Londonderry Township — Conewago Creek Restoration
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TIMOTHY REARDON “EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING” AWARD: H. Edward Black and Associates, Ltd. — Elm Street Station Park
VIEW PREVIOUS WINNERS SINCE 2012 (PDF)
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