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KeystoneWorks
A program of the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry which matches
unemployment compensation claimants
with businesses willing to provide on-the-
job training in open positions. Claimants
receiving training remain eligible for
unemployment benefits, and businesses are
eligible to receive incentive payments when
certain milestones are met.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)
A voluntary, consensus-based, market-
driven program that provides third-party
verification of green buildings.
Local Share Gaming Funds
A federal highway functional classification,
these consist of all roads not defined as
arterials or collectors and which primarily
provides access to land rather than allow
through traffic for vehicles. This class
includes all residential side streets.
Location Quotient (LQ)
A ratio that compares a region to a larger
reference region according to some
characteristic or asset, such as the strength
of a particular industry
Main Street Program
An economic redevelopment program
used to revitalize and strengthen traditional
commercial districts, whether they have
officially designated Main Street programs
or simply incorporate Main Street
into existing economic development, historic
preservation, city management, or urban and
community planning programs.
Meal Delivery Provider
A service providing meal delivery service to
the elderly or home-bound, such as Meals
onWheels
Medicaid
The federal program for families and
individuals with low income and resources,
which is jointly funded by the state and
federal governments and is managed by
the states. People served by Medicaid
are citizens or legal permanent residents,
including low-income adults, their children,
and people with certain disabilities. Poverty
alone does not necessarily qualify someone
for Medicaid.
Millennials
The demographic cohort following
Generation X. Researchers and
commentators define this generation with
birth years ranging from the late 1970s to
the late 1990s.
Mining
A land use category that is limited to
quarries.
Mixed Use
Areas that include traditional main street or
village corridors, featuring retail, residential,
and office facilities with little separation
among uses.
Mobile Home Park
Residential developments with mobile or
manufactured homes
Montgomery County Association of
Township Officials
As founded in 1977, the official organization
of the officials of the Townships of the
Second Class and comparable elected
representatives of Home Rule or Optional
Plans member townships of Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania. This Association was
formed to promote a better knowledge of
the rights and duties of township officials.
