$222 Million School Budget Up for Vote Tuesday

1. The Lower Merion Board of School Directors will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the administration building's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). A vote on the preliminary 2013-14 budget is among the agenda items.  View the agenda.

2. The borough of Narberth is soliciting applications to serve on its three-member Shade Tree Commission, which has one vacancy. Residents may apply via mail, at 100 Conway Ave., Narberth, PA 19072; by email, at narberth@comcast.net or by fax, at 610-664-0803.

3. There will be daytime Schuylkill Expressway shoulder closures all week, in both directions through Lower Merion, according to PennDOT.

4. The Lower Merion Board of Commissioners will decide Wednesday night whether to hold a public hearing March 20 on the issue of sign regulations on Rock Hill Road in Bala Cynwyd. View the agenda.

5. Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch editor Amanda Mahnke takes over today as Local Editor of Narberth-Bala Cynwyd Patch as Eric Campbell moves into a Main Line-wide Community Editor role. For any questions or comments about the site, please continue to email balacynwyd@patch.com.