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planning
Sustainable Places
Different actions are required to ensure that the wonderful
neighborhoods in the county continue to provide the
quality of life which makes them so attractive. Some of the
sustainable activities achieved by MCPC include:
Awarding 7 sustainable places grants in the inaugural
funding cycle of the
for green parking lot retrofits, an
historic site acquisition, green street development, a
public mural, and a wayfinding signage system
Facilitating the formation of the Wissahickon Clean
Water Partnership project including 13 municipalities
and 3 municipal wastewater treatment plants, which all
signed an intergovernmental commitment to the project
Acquiring 12 acres of parkland along the
Schuylkill River
Preserving an additional 170 acres of farmland on
4 farms and initiating the preservation of 3 more
farms through the
Performing
for
5 school districts to assist school board members in
making informed decisions about future facilities and
educational resource needs
Assisting in the replacement of obsolete bridges
throughout the county
Assisting the Montgomery County Health Department
and Parks, Trails and Historic Sites Division in
promoting health lifestyles through the use of
Completing an illustrated supplement to the Norristown
zoning code
Promoting past model ordinances, such as the
, which
was presented at three area conferences in 2016
Successfully conducting the 2016
, which recognized 5 projects and
1 planning advocate
Completing 412 development reviews for projects
throughout the county
Providing 6 household hazardous waste collections,
2 tire collections, 3 paper shredding events, and
1 electronic waste collection event throughout the
county in 2016
Coordinating 3 municipal recycling manager meetings
Preparing the Pottstown sustainability plan
Assisting in the development of the new upgraded
emergency management communications system for
the county
Promoting
opportunities
Presentation of Sustainable Green Parking Lots guidebook
– Pottstown Borough
Household hazardous waste collection – Upper Providence Township
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