Anna Maxwell presented the first Home of the Month in Lincoln for the 2018 season

[June 22, 2018]   LINCOLN - At Noon on Monday, Lincoln Mayor Seth Goodman and Aldermen Ron Fleshman and Michelle Bauer visited the home of Anna Maxwell, 410 Holly Drive, in Lincoln to present her with the first “Home of the Month” for this summer.

Maxwell was nominated by Alderman Fleshman, and lives just two to three houses from alderwoman Bauer.

Maxwell purchased the home in March of this year and shares her space with her companion Dirk Conrady and their funny bulldog Teddy (named after Theodore Roosevelt). Maxwell said since moving in, she and Conrady have been working to make the home their own. They have taken out some trees in the back, updated the exterior look of the home with new paint in a modern and popular color, have seeded the lawn and upgraded the landscaping around the home.

They are also in the process of putting in a privacy fence in the back yard so that Teddy can have some outdoor space.

Fleshman said he nominated Maxwell because she had made some significant improvements in the curb appeal of the home. He also noted that it was good to see a young couple entering into home ownership in Lincoln and getting settled in for the long term.

Both aldermen agreed that Maxwell has made some very nice changes to the exterior of her home. Bauer commented that the home, while nice prior to Maxwell buying it, was in need of some modernization. She noted the previous paint color was darker, and not as appealing as the new light gray shade.

Mayor Goodman said he wanted to thank Anna for taking pride in her property. He presented her with a gift card for Ace Hardware in Lincoln, and also brought along the “Home of the Month” sign that will be posted in Maxwell’s front lawn for the rest of June.

Maxwell is the first recipient of the home of the month for the 2018 year. All eight Lincoln Aldermen submitted nominations for the June home of the month.

Those nominations included:

In Ward 1 nominated by Alderman Steve Parrott was the Wilson home at 125 Chestnut Street and the Stanfield home at 58 Northbrook was nominated by Alderman Tracy Welch.

In Ward 2 Alderman Fleshman nominated Maxell and Alderman Bauer nominated the Schmidt Home at 110 Oak Park.

In Ward 3 the Holmes home at 157 Portland was nominated by Alderman Ron Keller, while Alderwoman Heidi Browne nominated the Johnston Home at 211 Pekin Street.

Alderman Jeff Hoinacki nominated the Dzekunskas home at 426 North Kickapoo and Alderman Rick Hoefle nominated the Neuton Home at 712 Wichita in ward 4.

The names of the nominees were placed in a basket and the winner was drawn by City Clerk Peggy Bateman at the June 4th meeting of the Lincoln City Council.

New nominees will be submitted for the first voting meeting in July and a new winner will be named.

In the meantime, congratulations to Anna and Dirk.

The monthly awards will continue through late fall.

[Nila Smith]