Community Corner
Martinez Wins Benjamin Moore Spruce-up Contest
Downtown businesses will get a fresh coat of paint. An added bonus—local painting contractors will be hired to do the work.
Written by Beatrice Karnes
Benjamin Moore announced on Monday that Martinez is one of 20 towns in the U.S. and Canada chosen as a winner in its Main Street Matters Contest.
As a winner, downtown businesses will be spruced-up with a fresh coat of paint.
According to the company’s web site, “We’ll be working with each town over the next year with the help of local Benjamin Moore retailers and local painting contractors. Throughout the process, we’ll be reporting back about the projects and the people we meet along the way so come back here to keep following the story.”
If you are a painting contractor, the nearest Benjamin Moore store is in Danville at 688 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Phone them at (925) 837-7215.
Only one other town in California was chosen as a winner in the contest—Placerville.
Here’s a complete list of winners:
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Ellicott City, Maryland
Flint, Michigan
Greeley, Colorado
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hawley, Pennsylvania
Hilo, Hawaii
Joplin, Missouri
Macon, Georgia
Martinez, California
Nyack, New York
Penticton, British Columbia
Placerville, California
Sanford, North Carolina
Sea Bright, New Jersey
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Stouffville, Ontario
Texarkana, USA
Westerly, Rhode Island
Xenia, Ohio
Downtown Martinez put on a spirited campaign for votes to win the competition.
