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Third Class City Code Recodification & Incorporation into Title 11 of Pa.C.S.
Act 47 of 1987 Municipalities Financial Recovery Act Task Force
Borough Code Recodification & Incorporation into Title 8 of Pa.C.S.
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Drawing Lines: Variance in Municipal Boundary Maps
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2024 Local Government Symposium
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Room 515, Irvis Office Building
Couldn't make it to our event in person? Check out the Zoom recordings on our
YouTube page
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!
9:00 AM - Introductory Comments from the Honorable Michael H. Wojcik, Commonwealth Court
9:30 AM - Financing Water Infrastructure:
PENNVEST
and
DCED
10:45 AM - Stormwater Management & Flood Control Planning:
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority
and
Salzmann Hughes, P.C.
12:00 PM - Lunch Break (Provided by Local Government Commission)
12:45 PM - Affordable Solutions to the Housing Supply:
Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association
and
Urban Research & Development Corp.
1:45 PM - Housing Availability and Affordability:
PA Office of Attorney General
, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania,
AARP
, and
The Urbanity Project
3:00 PM - Accessory Dwelling Units:
The Alley House Program
and
Small Cities Lab
of Lehigh University
4:00 PM - Networking Reception
New!
Act 38 of 2023: Automated Speed Enforcement Expansion Report
Home Rule in Pennsylvania – Procedures and Pitfall
County Code Revision
Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Report
2024 Local Government Symposium
Drawing Lines: Variance in Municipal Boundary Maps
Resources for Newly Elected Municipal Officials
First Class Township Code Revision
NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
June 11, 2025 -- 9:00 a.m.
LGC Business Meeting
515 Irvis Office Building
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