Council Seeking Residents to Serve on Municipal Committees, Boards and Commissions

Openings are available in the Planning, Civil Service and Shade Tree commissions, Zoning Hearing Board, Norristown Municipal Waste Authority, and Park and Recreation Committee.

Council Seeking Residents to Serve on Municipal Committees, Boards and Commissions

Openings are available in the Planning, Civil Service and Shade Tree commissions, Zoning Hearing Board, Norristown Municipal Waste Authority, and Park and Recreation Committee.

From the Municipality of Norristown: The Municipality of Norristown is seeking interested residents to serve on various volunteer committees, boards and commissions. Committees meet monthly, in the evening, at Norristown Municipal Hall. Norristown has a Planning Commission, Civil Service Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, Norristown Municipal Waste Authority, Shade Tree Commission and Park and Recreation Committee. Letters of interest, along with a resume and/or qualifications may be sent to David Forrest, Administrator, Municipality of Norristown, 235 E. Airy St., Norristown, PA 19401-5003. Please state the name of the board or commission you are interesting in serving on.

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Shade Tree Commission Planning 'Random Act of Gardening' Today

Volunteers are invited to join the members of the Shade Tree Commission at Main and DeKalb streets today at 4:30 p.m. to spruce up the corner.

Councilman Bill Caldwell announced last night at Norristown's Municipal Council meeting that members of the Shade Tree Commission and volunteers would be committing a "random act of gardening" today. The group plans to convene at the corner of Main and DeKalb streets at 4:30 p.m. to do some weeding and spruce up the garden planted there in May of this by a local landscaper. Volunteers and gardening enthusiasts are invited to join in the geurilla gardening action later today. If you do plan on going, make sure to bring your own gloves and hand tools. According to Caldwell, more random acts of gardening are planned for Main Street and the surrounding area in the near future. --- Related Story Local Landscaper Transforms Norristown Lot

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Strawberry Alley Getting a Facelift

Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy is helping the Norristown Shade Tree Commission and Montgomery County to cleanup and beautify Strawberry Alley.

The block-long pedestrian pathway commonly known as Strawberry Alley connecting the Norristown Transportation Center on LaFayette Street to the Montgomery County Courthouse plaza on Main Street is getting a facelift. The pathway is heavily used by visitors to Norristown and county employees but despite its use, the alley has a history of neglect and is commonly littered with trash and defaced with graffiti. As part of Montgomery County’s  and Norristown’s ongoing efforts to clean up the alley, the Norristown Shade Tree Commission and Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy are planning a tree planting and beautification project for Friday, Oct. 7. Look for crews to start cleaning up the walkway as early as 9am and be sure to thank the workers …

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