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NORTH WALES â A local landmark could be coming down soon. I m sad to say this, but I think it s time that we take a look at Walnut Square, and the arch, said council President Jim Sando. As I walked through there the other day, I noticed how incredibly infested with carpenter bees it has become, he said. - Advertisement - Located in the borough s Walnut Street Park just north of the intersection of Main and Walnut Streets, a wooden arch stands over a walkway connecting the sidewalk with an adjacent parking lot. A plaque at the base of the arch indicates it was Constructed by North Montco A.V.T.S  â now the North Montco Technical Career Center â Building Technology Class of 1990, and a circular plaque atop the center of the arch reads North Penn Chamber Community Enhancement Award. ....
NORTH WALES â A key figure who has helped plan the future of North Wales Borough over the past half-decade is moving on. Borough Manager Christine Hart announced earlier this month that Maggie Dobbs, the borough s liaison to the Montgomery County Planning Commission, is moving on. She has accepted a position as director of planning and zoning and assistant manager at Westtown Township, in Chester County â which is good for Westtown but bad for us, Hart said. - Advertisement - Starting in early 2016, North Wales has contracted with the county planning commission for work on a series of long-term projects, most notably the two-year public process that started in June 2016 to update the borough s comprehensive plan. Dobbs helped lead a series of public meetings through 2017 and early 2018 to gather input on the plan, before it was presented to council and the public in fall 2018 and formally adopted that September. ....