APAPA-SE | APA - PA Southeast Section

Archive for APAPA-SE

June 7: Implementing Shared Services: Best Practices and Case Studies

May 14, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Implementing Shared Services: Best Practices and Case Studies

Friday, June 7, 2013
8:30 am – 12:00pm
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
8th Floor l ACP Building
190 N. Independence Mall West l Philadelphia, PA 19106

RSVP by Friday, May 31 at http://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/sharedservices/

Join DVRPC and municipal leaders at a half-day forum on the intricacies of municipal shared services. In many cases, sharing services allows municipalities to decrease both the cost and the complexity of the services they provide to their constituents while providing a higher level of service overall. In the DVRPC region, there are many examples of service sharing; it has been embraced by members of both political parties as a fiscally responsible method of service delivery. This forum will address legal issues related to sharing services and present some of the latest research on best practices and performance measurement in service sharing. Local leaders who have implemented service sharing in their communities will share their stories.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: DVRPC, events, multi-municipal planning, resources

May 17: Civic Horticulture Conference

May 13, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Click here for reservations!

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: environment and sustainability, events, horticulture, landscape architecture, public spaces, urban design

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

May 12, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Brand-new website. Same awesome job listings.

1) Township Manager – Township of Easttown – Devon, PA

2) Commercial District Revitalization Manager – Cornerstone West CDC – Philadelphia

3) VISTA Volunteers – Department of Commerce – Philadelphia

4) Americorps VISTAS – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

5) Transportation Engineer/Modeling Intern – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia

6) Community Development Director – Lower Providence Township – Eagleville, PA

7) Planner I – Kent County Levy Court, Department of Planning Services – Dover, DE

8) Rebel Ventures Team Manager – Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative – Philadelphia

9) AUNI Garden Assistant Supervisor – Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

Category: General / Tags: jobs, resources

Curious about an email that you just got?

May 11, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Are you here because you just got an email with the subject line, “Your New User Account Information on APA – PA Southeast Section Blog”?

Sorry about that. Wasn’t meant to happen. As we mentioned yesterday, the site is brand-new, and we’re still working the kinks out. You don’t have to worry about that email–it just means that we have your APA membership info on file. You can delete the email, no problem.

Again, our apologies. New websites can be a little rocky, but we promise this one will be worth it.

–APAPA-SE admin.

Category: General /

Welcome to Your New APAPASE.org!

May 10, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

We’re really excited to unveil the all new APAPASE.org. You’re looking at the brand-spankingest-new design of the finest blog in the planning-sphere. We hope you’ll find the new look easier to navigate and read, and we’ve planted in a few bonus features that we’ll be rolling out over the coming weeks, including an all new look to our e-newsletter.

If you have any feedback, please let us know!

Category: General / Tags: about

Central Section Event: Meeting the Letter and Spirit of the Law – 5.75 CM

April 20, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Central Section Event: Meeting the Letter and Spirit of the Law: Legal Components of Comprehensive Plans | 5.75 CM

This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the legal connection between Comprehensive Plans and the PA Municipalities Planning Code. Matthew J. Creme, Jr., Esq. will cover all of the applicable laws that are noted in Article III, Section 301(a)(6) which require municipalities to plan for the protection of natural and historic resources. Other applicable laws that are required to be followed when completing a municipal, regional or county comprehensive plan will also be covered Community planning documents that impact the development of comprehensive plans and how these plans including recreation plans, sewerage plans, and housing plans can complement each other will also be discussed. In addition, this workshop will discuss the five key components to developing plan content and the process to create a comprehensive plan more likely to be implemented and provoke action and results will be a key topic.

This workshop has been approved for 4.25CM credits and 1.5 Law .

Start: May 2, 2013 8:30 am

End: May 2, 2013 4:15 pm

Organizer: APA PA, Central Section

Venue: Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Community Room

Address: 3899 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17110, United States

Registration fee is $40.00 for APA PA members and $45.00 for non members.

For more information and to register for this workshop, click here>>

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, events, government, multi-municipal planning, resources