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8 Board of Directors and Sta ff 17 New Authority Members 18 Member Spotlight: Upper Montgomery Joint Authority Introduces High Schoolers to an Alterna Ɵ ve Career Path in a First of its Kind A Ō er School Program 19 Mike Kyle, Execu Ɵ ve Director of LASA Re Ɵ res 21 Solicitor’s Corner: Collec Ɵ ng Correctly 22 New Associate Members 24 Government Rela Ɵ ons 26 The Right Fit 28 Authority News: Innova Ɵ ve Cooling Tower Technology Achieves Significant Environmental and E ffi ciency Gain 29 Be Aware of Fraudulent Energy Scams 30 Spring Regional Mee Ɵ ngs 32 PA High Court Will Consider Benefits vs. High Costs in Private Ownership of Water U Ɵ li Ɵ es 34 2024 PMAA Annual Conference & Trade Show 44 2024 Salary and Benefit Survey Results Available 45 Member Spotlight: Harrisburg’s Paxton Creek Flooding Problem is Target of $1.25M in Grants 46 Act 12 Reform/Repeal - Predatory Pricing/”Fair Market Value” Proposals 47 Excerpt of Tes Ɵ mony from the O ffi ce of Consumer Advocate on Act 12 48 A New Resource on PMAA’s Website 49 Comba Ɵ ng Priva Ɵ za Ɵ on of Municipal Authori Ɵ es: Know the Facts 51 Charleroi Council Moves to Dissolve Authority 52 Charleroi Delays Ac Ɵ on on Municipal Authority 54 Q&A: Understanding the Scope and Complexity Rela Ɵ ng to Priva Ɵ za Ɵ on 58 Delaware River Basin Commission to Develop its First Climate Resilience Plan 60 Shapiro Administra Ɵ on Invests Over $6.5M to Improve Safety of Water and Sewage Systems in Blair, Elk, and Somerset Coun Ɵ es 62 Brain Break 64 Marketplace 66 Adver Ɵ ser’s Index 6 A CHIEVING S UCCESS THROUGH C OLLABORATION 13 F IGHTING P RIVATIZATION - W IN FOR Y OUR C OMMUNITY 16 M ANAGING & P ROMOTING FROM S OCIAL M EDIA TO L OCAL M EDIA I N THIS I SSUE 10 T RUST Y OUR N EIGHBORS TO M ANAGE Y OUR C OMMUNITY W ATER C ONTENTS