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Community Festival This Saturday
Fri, Aug 18th, 2017
The Township's annual Community Festival is this Saturday at Montgomery County Community College.
The day runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and features live music, a large vendor area, a Health Expo, inflatable rides, a children's game area, food trucks and a pumpkin patch.
Rozes is the headline performer and will be followed by fireworks.
The Community Festival's presenting sponsors are Baird/The Foley Hillsley Group and the MCCC Lively Art Series.
Click here for the Community Festival website
Click here for a vendor registration form and guidelines
Wissahickon Park Meeting This Wednesday
Fri, Sep 22nd, 2017
The Parks and Recreation Department will host a public meeting this Wednesday on the development of Wissahickon Park.
The meeting is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. September 27 at the Daniel Dowling American Legion Post at 351 W. Maple St. The Township is undertaking a master site development plan for the park. Initial concepts for the park will be shared at the meeting.
Residents are encouraged to attend to provide feedback and ideas.
Township Honored With Award
Fri, Sep 22nd, 2017
Earlier this week, the Township was recognized by the Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association (GVFTMA) with a Gold Level Traffic Demand Management (TDM) award.
Awards were given to organizations including Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, health care institutions, and municipalities that represent over 55,000 employees.
"We were honored to be recognized as part of this event," said Township Sustainability Coordinator Greg Klucharich. "The Township's efforts in encouraging employees to seek alternative means of transportation to and from work, including biking, walking, carpooling, and using public transportation helped us receive this award."
Protect Your Trees From Deer Rub
Mon, Sep 18th, 2017
As we enter the fall season, it is an important time to take steps to protect trees, especially young trees, against possible damage from "deer rub." This occurs when male deer rub against trees to remove velvet from their antlers. This can cause major damage to young trees as these trees have very thin bark which offers little protection to the tree's vascular system.
One way to protect young trees is to place fencing or barriers around the trunk. Another option is to split a corrugated plastic drainpipe and place it around the trunk. At this year's annual Shade Tree Giveaway, the Shade Tree Commission gave away corrugated plastic pipe to protect the free shade trees that were distributed.
Interim Boys & Girls Club Opens
Thu, Sep 7th, 2017
On Wednesday afternoon, the Board of Supervisors joined with the Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girl Club for the ribbon cutting of the Club's new interim facility on Maple Avenue in West Ambler.
To celebrate the facility's grand opening, students were accompanied by Centre Square Fire Company Fire Trucks and Whitpain Township Police vehicles as they marched down Maple Avenue from the Daniel W. Dowling American Legion Post to the Club.
"Whitpain was delighted to stand with the exceptionally dedicated professionals of the Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Clubs and all our partners to open a truly game-changing resource for the community," said Whitpain Board Chair Melissa Murphy Weber. "West Ambler's "new kind of factory" will be building great futures for generations."
The new facility, which is over 7,000 square feet, consists of several modular building which are located on Township-owned property. This larger interim facility will allow the Boys & Girls Club to expand its offering and serve more students from the Wissahickon School District.
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