Blair County Chamber To Launch Public Service Academy

The Blair County Chamber has announced it will be launching a public service academy, a project of the Chamber’s Public Policy Committee, this fall. The academy is designed to encourage and educate people on ways to become part of the political process, either as an elected official or as a volunteer on boards, commissions or agencies.

The academy will feature two three-hour sessions beginning Sept. 13 and Sept. 27. Both sessions will be held 6 to 9 p.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development at 3900 Industrial Park Drive, Altoona. Instructors will be Sarah Seymour, Blair County’s Dir...