Ex-Mayor Wants Residents to 'Explore Chatham'
Dick Plambeck and two summer interns developed a new program with walking paths through the borough.
Former Chatham Borough Mayor Dick Plambeck and two of the borough's summer interns, Andrew Holloway and Charles Ross, presented a new web-based walking initiative to the Chatham Borough Council Monday. Plambeck, a member of the borough's Environmental Commission, said it was the commission's vision to "make a web-based series of maps that would encourage people to walk around Chatham Borough and learn about their community while getting healthy exercise." The trails and narratives will soon be available on the Chatham Borough website under the "Living in Chatham" section. Using current trails, many of which were created and maintained by local Boy Scout troops, Holloway and Ross worked with the Geographic Informations Systems (GIS) staff …
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Frania Holloway
10:18 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2013
A great idea to get the word out now to families as the weather is better for outdoor activities. more ›