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State Rep. Mike Gerber D-Montgomery www.pahouse.com/Gerber

Gerber hosting environmental forum for local officials

LOWER MERION, March 3 – Rep. Mike Gerber, D-Montgomery, will host an environmental forum with local government leaders at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at the Lower Merion Township Building, 75 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore.

Gerber organized the forum to help municipal and school district leaders learn about making their operations more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

"Many local governments are working to become greener and save money. My hope is this forum will lead to each municipality sharing their best practices, learning from one another and benefiting from our experts," Gerber said.  

Gerber has invited environmental advisory board members, all elected officials and staff from the seven municipalities in his district, which include Conshohocken, Lower Merion, Narberth, Plymouth, Upper Dublin, Whitemarsh, and Whitpain. Gerber also invited the four school districts that serve the 148^th Legislative District -- Colonial, Lower Merion, Upper Dublin and Wissahickon.

Gerber has lined up expert guest speakers including: Kevin Gallagher from the state Department of Environmental Protection to discuss available state programs; Steve Nelson from the Montgomery County Planning Commission to discuss the county’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Task Force "greenprint" plan; and consultant John Bonan of Johnson Controls Inc., an expert on helping local governments become greener.  

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Media coverage of this forum is welcome.