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New fire safety vehicle added to Norristown Fire Department’s fleet

NORRISTOWN- The Norristown Fire Department announces the acquisition of a new fire safety house made possible through the municipality’s first Capital Improvement Plan. The fire safety house is a custom built mobile educational trailer that will...

Quick Ticket program created in Norristown for Code violations

The Municipal Council of Norristown on Dec. 1 approved an ordinance creating a new program to handle certain Code violations in the municipality.

Ordinance 20-19 creates a new chapter in the Municipal Code: Chapter 240- Property Maintenance Quick Ticket Pr...

Norristown Council decries act of racism in town

NORRISTOWN- On the morning of Dec. 3, an item was found on a building in downtown Norristown that was covered in racial epithets and objects. The Norristown Police Department is investigating this matter and the item has since been taken down.

Council rele...

RFPs go out to redevelop core downtown Norristown site

For immediate release Nov. 20, 2020

The Municipality of Norristown, partnering with the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority (RDA), is seeking a qualified developer to redevelop a site in downtown Norristown into an impactful, creative mixed-use prope...

Norristown Fall 2020 Newsletter

Slipping into residential mailboxes throughout the municipality, the Fall 2020 newsletter has information about economic development, the election, the 2021 budget, and more! Please check out the electronic version here

If you did not receive a hard copy t...

Juneteenth declared a holiday in Norristown

(Note: This release was originally published on June 18. It was re-published on July 14.)

Norristown Municipal Council Thursday afternoon announced it has declared Juneteenth (June 19) a holiday in the municipality.

Municipal Hall and offices will ...

Norristown honored by national government finance association for excellent financial reporting

The Government Financial Officers Association of the United States and Canada recently announced it has awarded the Municipality of Norristown with its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the comprehensive annual financial...

Northbound Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) Detour Begins Jan. 27 Through Fall 2022 in Norristown

Northbound Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) Detour Begins Jan. 27 Through Fall 2022 in Norristown

JANUARY 26, 2020 PENNDOT

Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) in Norristown, Montgomery County, will be closed to northbound traffic between Main Street and Elm Stre...

Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction to Reconstruct Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) i

PennDOT - District 6 News

King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that work will begin on Monday, January 13, on a project to reconstruct and improve Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) and its intersections between Main Street ...

Norristown Codes Department Becomes 1st Nationally Accredited Program in Pennsylvania

Norristown Codes Department Becomes 1st Nationally Accredited Program in Pennsylvania

NORRISTOWN, PA – The Municipality of Norristown is proud to announce that its Department of Buildings & Code Enforcement has attained accreditatio...

Norristown Council approves $10 million CIP Program

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