Jenkintown Borough

Avoid the traffic and messy parking lots by staying in town to finish your holiday shopping. Jenkintown Borough offers a unique shopping experience and the shops have a gift for everyone on your list. Many of the shops are open late tonight as well as tomorrow night. As a reminder on Wednesdays, the Borough offers [...]

Shopping in Jenkintown will be a little easier starting on Black Friday this year. The new parking lot at Greenwood Ave. and Leedom St. will be open for patrons on Friday, November 27. There will be complimentary 3-hour parking that day in the new lot.

Borough Council is pleased to announce that plans to construct a much needed parking facility in the central business district are moving forward. This past week the Borough settled with Pioneer Fire Company to acquire land adjacent to the fire house off of Greenwood Ave. and Leedom St. and have unanimously voted on moving forward [...]

At the May 4 Borough Council Meeting, State Senator LeAnna Washington presented Borough Council with a check for $500,000. The check is from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) and the money, along with funding previously received from State Representative Larry Curry, brings the total to $1 million in redevelopment assistance money from the state [...]

Based on feedback from residents about parking permits, the program is going to be re-evaluated by Borough Council at upcoming meetings. In the meantime, your existing permit is still valid. More information will follow. If you have any questions please contact the Jenkintown Police Department at 215-884-1202 or Borough Hall at 215-885-0700. Thank you Albert [...]

Effective 1 January, 2009, parking meter fines will increase from $5.00 to $10.00. Permit Parking cards will need to be renewed at the police station at a fee of $25.00 for the year. For more information, please call the Jenkintown Police Department at 215-884-1202.