Municipal officials to confer at visioning forum

LACKAWAXEN, PA — A special forum for municipal officials of the Delaware River towns will be held on Wednesday, November 5 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Lackawaxen House restaurant.

With facilitation from the Visioning Committee of the Upper Delaware River Corridor, participants will discuss how municipal governments can prepare for the growth that is coming

The meeting is co-sponsored by the Wayne County Commissioners and the Sullivan County Legislature and endorsed by the Pike County Commissioners.

Officials from Pennsylvania river townships and New York river towns are invited, including Buckingham, Manchester, Damascus, Berlin, Lackawaxen, Shohola, Westfall, Matamoras, Milford, Hancock, Fremont, Delaware, Cochecton, Tusten, Highland, Lumberland, Deerpark and Port Jervis.

Diane Kripas, from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will speak about open space programs and greenways, “Conserving Land through the Development Process”; Ann Hutchinson from the Natural Lands Trust will present “Growing Greener: Conservation by Design” and discuss how Monroe County is using open space funds to acquire land and provide good planning and land use practices; and Christine Laytos will present “Monroe 2020,” a project of the Monroe Planning Commission.

Refreshments will be served. For more information call Tom Kane at 845/252-7414.