Category Archives: Information

Leedom Street Road Closure

Leedom Street will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 2, 2017 from 7 AM until 4 PM to allow for emergency sanitary sewer repairs to take place.  The closure will take place between Greenwood and Summit Avenues.

On street parking will be restricted but any businesses or parking lots in this area will still have full access.

Please contact Borough Hall at (215) 885-0700 with any questions or concerns.

Jenkintown Borough Purchase of Property for Green Space

During the summer of 2016, Jenkintown Borough was approached by the owner of 433 and 435 Cedar Street in Jenkintown. He was in the process of selling the property and had been approached by real estate developers who planned to construct six units of dense housing. The owner did not care for that plan, and approached the Borough offering to sell the property for a price significantly lower than market value.

During a period of due diligence, the Borough contracted with qualified firms and commissioned a comprehensive property appraisal, an environmental study (ESA I), and home and property inspections. Read More »

Cedar Street Road Closure

Due to an emergency sink hole repair, Cedar Street between Harper Avenue and Summit Avenue will be closed tomorrow, January 12th. The road closure will begin around 7 am and will last throughout the day.  Information on Cedar Street re-opening to traffic will be provided as more details become available, however it is planned to have Cedar Street opened by the end of the work day.

Please make plans to take an alternate route during the time listed to avoid further disruption to your travels. Thank you for your patience and understanding while these necessary repairs are made.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to get in contact with the Borough at (215) 885-0700.

Halloween Seasonal Information

The Jenkintown Police Department would like to remind borough residents that threats made over social media or email are no joke. Regardless of the poster’s intent, and no matter how outlandish the subject matter, these communications must all be taken seriously and we have seen other districts and communities spend significant time and resources lately investigating these “pranks.” Parents should remind their children that any use of social media that could remotely be interpreted as a threat or attempt at intimidation is a crime, and that identifying the perpetrators is a relatively trivial matter.

We look forward to enjoying a safe and fun Halloween season in Jenkintown and we appreciate residents’ cooperation in this. If you have specific non-emergency concerns, please contact Jenkintown Police at (215) 884-1202.