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WEBINAR: How to Cut Stormwater Costs with Partnerships & Collaboration
Communities report increased flooding in recent years – even outside the flood zone.
Aging infrastructure is at or near the end of its useful life, and signs of failure are appearing.
Regulatory agencies are requiring communities to do more to manage stormwater, but additional funding is not being provided.
These are big problems, and most communities can’t solve them alone. Collaboration is the key to keeping the cost of stormwater improvements manageable, and this webinar will show you how to make collaboration work for your community.
Our financial services practice area leader Adrienne Vicari joined Jim Cosgrove of Kleinfelder, Inc. and the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters to discuss the benefits of collaboration and offer tips communities can use to form effective partnerships. She identifies specific entities for partnership (including other municipalities, state and federal agencies, property owners, and a variety of non-profit organizations) and shows real world examples of how partnerships are saving municipalities millions of dollars on stormwater management and MS4 compliance.
Watch this free webinar below and contact Adrienne Vicari to discuss partnership opportunities for your community.
Laura Ludwig Joins HRG as a Community Planner
Laura Ludwig has joined the Pittsburgh office of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) as a community planner. She will assist HRG’s municipal clients with zoning, ordinance amendments, and requests for land development plan approvals and permits. She will also act as a liaison between community groups, government agencies, developers and other stakeholders in developing neighborhood plans.
She has extensive experience as a community organizer, municipal government employee, and consultant. Prior to joining HRG, she served as the director of community development for North Fayette Township. Her responsibilities included guiding residents and businesses through the subdivision and land development review process, ensuring local construction project comply with codes and ordinances, and implementing the community’s comprehensive land use plan. She also worked as a private consultant, drafting a comprehensive plan for South Beaver Township and assisting dozens of municipalities with their zoning and land use programs.
Ms. Ludwig earned her master’s degree in urban and regional affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners
ABOUT HRG
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is a nationally ranked design firm providing civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services. The firm was founded in Harrisburg in 1962 and has grown to employ more than 200 people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. For more information, please visit the website at www.hrg-inc.com.
Michael Hess Joins HRG as Senior Project Manager
Michael Hess has joined Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) as a senior project manager in the firm’s civil group. He will be responsible for providing municipal engineering services to clients throughout Central Pennsylvania and managing complex water quality projects.
Mr. Hess is a licensed professional engineer with broad-ranging experience serving both the public sector and the private sector. He has assisted residential and commercial developers with site design and permitting, and he has assisted municipalities with stormwater management, water quality, transportation infrastructure, plan reviews, and regulatory compliance. He has also managed multi-disciplinary projects for government agency clients at both the federal and state level.
HRG assistant vice president Ed Ellinger is glad to welcome Hess back to the HRG team: “Mike worked with us early in his career, and we are so happy to have him back representing our clients. They will benefit greatly from his diverse skill set in all aspects of municipal engineering, particularly stormwater management, which is an increasingly important issue to local communities these days.”
ABOUT HRG
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is an employee-owned, nationally ranked design firm providing civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services. The firm was founded in Harrisburg in 1962 and has offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. For more information, please visit our website at www.hrg-inc.com.
Staub, Feath Discuss Demographic Shifts and Impact on Local Government
Our assistant vice presidents Tim Staub and Jim Feath are both featured in the March 2019 issue of Pennsylvania Township News magazine cover story, offering some insight on how municipalities can adjust policy and prepare for the needs of an aging population.
According to the article, 235 township residents in Pennsylvania turn 65 every day, and older adults are projected to outnumber adults for the first time time in U.S. history by 2035.
“Just how well-positioned is your community to allow them to age in place?” Tim asks.
He offers a number of ideas for making sure your township can retain residents as they age:
- promoting walkability with sidewalks and connections between neighborhoods and amenities
- incorporating universal design elements into construction standards that help residents stay in their home
- permitting multi-generational living arrangements such as shared housing and accessory dwelling units
The key, he says, is to make your zoning and construction codes flexible enough to accommodate the changing needs of your community.
Jim Feath discusses how to provide recreational facilities that meet seniors’ needs, but he also recommends analyzing local population trends before making any significant changes. Some municipalities are seeing an influx of young families. Township officials will want to provide facilities that meet the need of their individual community, not just chase trends. (HRG can help and often provides this service as part of a larger comprehensive plan or comprehensive recreation plan. Two of our clients — Cranberry Township and Dover Township — are also featured in the article, sharing the ways they proactively plan for their communities’ evolving needs.)
Jason Hinz Promoted to Regional Manager of Civil Engineering
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is pleased to announce that Jason Hinz, P.E., has been named regional manager of the civil engineering group in its Harrisburg office. Hinz previously served as a project manager in this group and has been with the firm for six years.
He has both a master’s and bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and close to a decade of experience with municipal engineering and water quality improvements. He provides municipal engineering representation to Lower Paxton Township, Londonderry Township, Derry Township, and Hummelstown Borough and has consulted on a wide variety of infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, and municipal parks. However, his primary focus is on stormwater management, drainage, stream restoration, and water quality. He also assists the private sector with meeting stormwater and water quality regulatory requirements on site development initiatives.
Matt Bonanno, the civil engineering practice area leader at HRG, says, “Jason is a true team player who has wide-ranging knowledge of all the services we offer. He is well-known to our many municipal and private sector clients and is well-positioned to continue the civil group’s growth and success here in the Harrisburg area.”
Jason is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania.
ABOUT HRG
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is a nationally ranked design firm providing civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services. The firm was founded in Harrisburg in 1962 and has grown to employ more than 200 people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. For more information, please visit the website at www.hrg-inc.com.