planning: Planning Education

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

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Courses
We offer municipal training to our 62 municipalities through a series of three planning courses.  These in-depth courses are designed to primarily help municipal planners, planning commission members, and other local officials understand and accomplish the responsibilities involved with their role in the community.  All courses are taught in three evening sessions.  The courses were developed by the Pennsylvania Planning Association (PPA) and Penn State Extension Service through their training agency, the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI), and are taught by certified PMPEI instructors.  The PMPEI is an approved provider of continuing education by the PA Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, PA Real Estate Commission, PA Continuing Legal Education Board, and Penn State University.  Each course is limited to 25 persons, and preregistration is required.  The registration fee is $75 per person and includes a light meal.  Additional fees apply to those seeking continuing education credit.  Contact Rita M. McKelvey at 610.278.3753 for additional information.   
 
Informational Videos 
We are in the process of developing educational videos on a variety of planning-related issues.  We currently have the video series, Managing Our Water Resources: Stormwater Best Management Practices available.  This series includes eight topics:  Naturalized Basins, Porous Pavement, Vegetated Swales, Wet Ponds, Biorention Islands, Retrofitted Basins, Sediment Forebay, and Riparian Buffer.  Please visit our site periodically to view additional videos as they become available.