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Board schedules municipal outreach workshops across northeast region to explain open‑space program
Summary
Staff reported completion of northwest visits and scheduled outreach to multiple northeast municipalities; board members urged evening times, use of local facilities and recruitment of board ambassadors to attend workshops.
Staff told the Open Space Advisory Board that municipal outreach has begun: the northwest municipalities have been visited and the board will next reach the northeast region with a series of workshops.
Staff reported specific dates and invitations: visits to Penn Forest Township and Eastside Borough have occurred; Kenner Township was asked about May 22 at 6 p.m.; Palmerton is scheduled for May 22 at 7 p.m.; Bowmanstown for May 20 (date given as "the twentieth"); East Penn on June 6; and Lower Tow on June 3. Board members noted that many municipal officials get only two or three minutes on a meeting agenda and that workshops are the opportunity to go into detail.
Members discussed scheduling preferences for municipal officials and volunteers: evening meetings (around 6–7 p.m.) are preferred because many supervisors work full time; some suggested offering two sessions in one day (late afternoon and evening) to increase attendance. The board encouraged members to serve as ambassadors and suggested using centrally located facilities (Weatherly, Big Creek Grange, Franklin Fire Company) that provide projection capability.
Staff will send a doodle poll with late‑afternoon and evening options, confirm facility availability, and coordinate with municipal secretaries for points of contact. No formal vote was taken on workshop dates.
