Speaking Engagements: ACOPD staff is available to speak to municipal governments, public organizations, service organizations, and schools. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Contemporary Development Trends Affecting Adams County
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Current and Future Demographic Factors Affecting Adams County
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Land Use Issues Confronting Adams County.
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Comprehensive Planning in Adams County – Municipalities Planning Code and Case Law Requirements
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County, Multi-Municipal, and Municipal Planning Efforts
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Integrated Water Resources Planning in Adams County
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Monocacy River Watershed Stormwater Management Plan
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Adams County Water Supply and Wellhead Protection Plan
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Adams County Vision for Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
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The Planning Profession – Planning Education, Ethics Code, etc.
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“What Do Planners Do?”
For further information, please contact Richard Schmoyer, AICP, Director by phone at (717) 337-9824, ext. 351.
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI) Courses: Each year, ACOPD sponsors one or more courses offered through PMPEI, a planning education organization formed by the Pennsylvania Planning Association and the Penn State Cooperative Extension. Potential courses that can be brought to an Adams County location include the following:
The Basic Course for Planning Commissioners
The Basic Course for Zoning Officials
Basic Course in Subdivision Review
The New MPC: Putting the New Provisions into Practice
A minimum of 12 interested persons is sufficient for ACOPD to request an “on-site” PMPEI course.
For further information, please contact Richard Schmoyer, AICP Director of Planning and Development, by phone at (717) 337-9824, ext. 351, or contact Sarah Weigle by phone at (717) 337-9824, ext. 201.
