CONTRIBUTED PHOTOLehigh County Commissioner Ron Beitler, left and former Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong, right, visit a recent Alburtis Borough Council meeting to mark Kathleen Palmer’s tenure as mayor of the borough. In a recent letter to the editor to The Press Palmer wrote, “I am very proud of all I have achieved over 20 plus years.” The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce named Palmer Mayor of the Year in 2013.