NEWS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
COURT HOUSE, NORRISTOWN, PA., BOX 311, 19404-0311
PHONE (610) 278-3061 FAX 278-5959
COMMISSIONERS:
THOMAS JAY ELLIS, ESQ. Chairman, JAMES R. MATTHEWS , RUTH S. DAMSKER
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY 07/13/06 PR#06-35
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TOUR FLOOD DAMAGE
The Montgomery County Commissioners met with federal and local officials to tour flood-damaged areas in Pottstown and Upper Providence, two of the hardest hit regions in the County, on Saturday, July 1.
Flooding caused extensive damage to communities along the Schuylkill River.

Assessing Flood Damage
Left to right: Pottstown Mayor, Sharon V. Thomas; Montgomery County Commissioners’ Chairman, Thomas Jay Ellis, Esq; Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-13th); Montgomery County Commissioner Ruth S. Damsker; Pottstown Acting Borough Manager, Raymond W. Lopez; Support Services Coordinator, Montgomery County Public Safety, Jim Kelly

Tom and flood in Pottstown
Left to right: Montgomery County Commmissioner Ruth S. Damsker; Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-13th); Pottstown Acting Borough Manager, Raymond W. Lopez; Pottstown Mayor Sharon V. Thomas; Montgomery County Commissioners’ Chairman, Thomas Jay Ellis, Esq; Support Services Coordinator, Montgomery County Public Safety, Jim Kelly.

Tom and Pottstown Mayor
Left to right: Pottstown Mayor Sharon V. Thomas; Montgomery County Commissioners’ Chairman, Thomas Jay Ellis, Esq.