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May Minutes and Dept. of Parks and Recreation in the News

May 2010 Minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission are now posted.  Several articles about the Department during the month of August.  One in the Weekly Press about how the Department manages natural areas and another by Plan Philly on the maintenance "level of service" at a sampling of parks and recreation centers in light of budget cuts.

Public Meeting about Stormwater Runoff into Tookany & Frankford Creeks

Staff from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Philadelphia Water Department and Montgomery County Officials will address the stormwater issues affecting the Tookany & Frankford Creeks.

The meeting is to be held on: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Brickley United Methodist Church - Chelten Ave & 6th Street.