Congratulations to Pottstown School Board member Mr. Thomas J. Hylton who was honored by the Montgomery County Planning Commission for his 50 years of contributions to community planning. The Montgomery Awards Program recognizes the best in planning, design, environmental sustainability, and advocacy in Montgomery County. This prestigious annual program promotes awareness of outstanding design and innovative planning in our communities by awarding successful land developments, revitalization efforts, open space enhancements, environmental sustainability, and transportation improvements. It also recognizes citizens and organizations that have made significant and sustained contributions to planning in Montgomery County through a Planning Advocate Award. Thomas J. Hylton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and activist, received a 2022 Planning Advocate Award for his life-long advocacy to promote good planning and design through historic preservation, land conservation, and livable and walkable communities. Through his editorial writing at The Pottstown Mercury as a journalist for 22 years and as a continuing contributor to this date, as well as grassroots work with several nonprofit organizations and local boards, Tom has been the catalyst for change for Pottstown Borough and Montgomery County for over 40 years.
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