Notice:

ATTENTION ALL RESIDENTS

No trash or recycling will be collected on Friday July 4, 2008 due to the Independence Day holiday. All regular scheduled trash and recycling will resume on regularly scheduled days the week of July 7, 2008.

PUBLIC NOTICE:

Jenkintown Borough Council is seeking to fill a vacancy on Borough Council from the Third Ward for a term that will expire on December 31, 2009. Interested persons must be a registered elector for at least one year in the Third Ward of Jenkintown Borough. Resumes should be forwarded by 12 noon on Monday, July 14, 2008 to:

Michael F. English, Borough Manager
Jenkintown Borough
P.O. Box 2176
700 Summit Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046

PUBLIC NOTICE:

The Jenkintown Borough Council meeting scheduled for Monday, July 28, 2008 will begin at 6:30 P.M. rather than 7:30 P.M. as previously advertised.
Michael F. English
Borough Manager

Attention All Jenkintown Borough Residents/Business Owners

RE:  Vehicle Safety

05/5/2008

I want to remind all residents and business owners, who park and leave their car for any length of time in the Borough to please, LOCK the car doors.

The Jenkintown Police Department does not want to receive reports of cars being entered at night or during the day, due to un-locked, easy access car doors. Keeping the doors locked will help prevent car thefts and thefts from the car.

Believe it or not, there are people who walk the streets looking for easy targets. DON'T BE A VICTIM, LOCK YOUR CAR.

Please call the Jenkintown Police Department at 215-884-1202 for more details about safety and crime prevention.

Please notify the Police Department if you observe or suspect any suspicious activity in your neighborhood. Thank you.

Chief Albert DiValentino

Attention Residents in the 100 Block of Walnut Street:

RE:  Notification of Speed Bump Installation

04/15/2008

As a result of a recommendation from the Police Chief and an action by Borough Council, the Jenkintown Highway Department will install (2) speed bumps in the 100 block of Walnut Street, between Washington Lane and Summit Avenue and (2) speed bumps on Summit Avenue between Walnut Street and Wyncote Road.

This is a result of complaints received by the residents, regarding speeding in these areas.

Together, with police enforcement and the addition of speed bumps, I am confident that speeding in these areas will be limited and or terminated.

If anyone has any questions or concerns regarding the installation of the speed bumps in these areas, please call Cheif DiValention at 215-884-1202/03.

Albert J. DiValentino
Chief of Police

Attention All Jenkintown Residents:

Due to the weather, regular scheduled trash removal will not be collected today, Friday February 22nd, but will be collected Saturday, February 23rd. Recycling will be collected Monday, February 25th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any further information, please contact the Borough Office at 215-885-0700.

Attention All Jenkintown Residents:

 The Council Reorganization Meeting will be held at Borough Hall, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046, on Monday, January 7th at 6:00 P.M. 

All who are interested are welcome.

Attention All Jenkintown Residents:

 The Jenkintown Borough Council is currently seeking interested residents to serve on the following boards and commissions:

        Civil Service Commission
        Environmental Action Committee
        Library Board
        Planning Commission
        Recreation Board
        Shade Tress Commission
        Zoning Hearing Board

Applicants must send a letter stating what position in which they are interested in serving, along with a resume or biographical information to Michael English, Borough Manager, Jenkintown Borough, 700 Summit Avenue, P.O. Box 2176, Jenkintown, PA 19046, no later than January 4, 2007.

Any incumbent member seeking reappointment must submit a letter and resume stating their interest in being reappointed by December 13, 2007.

Interested applicants will go through screening interview during the month of January.

Any questions should be directed to the Borough Manager at (215) 885-0700.

2007 Lawn and Leaf Schedule
click here

ZONING HEARING CASE # 351

The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Jenkintown will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. in Borough Hall, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA to consider the application of Kozlowski Construction concerning the property at Maple Avenue north of West Avenue, known as parcel #'s 10-00-02431-00-7 & 10-00-02431-10-6.

Applicant proposes to construct two single-family semi-detached residences on the two lots located on Maple Avenue, near the intersection of West Avenue. The property is in the "C" - Residence District. Each residence shall have one off-street parking space.

Applicant request of the Zoning Hearing Board is to seek a Special Exception to 181-45 non-conforming lot width of the Jenkintown Zoning Code. In the alternative applicant request a variance under Section 181-22-1 so as to permit lot width of 28.5 feet instead of the required 30 feet.

All interested parties are invited to attend and offer testimony.

Edwin H. Geissler
Zoning Officer

ZONING HEARING CASE # 352

The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Jenkintown will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. in Borough Hall, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA to consider the application of Paul Boutcher concerning the property at Greenwood Avenue & Cedar Street, Parcel #'s 10-00-01120-00-4, 10-00-01128-00-5, & 10-00-01124-00-9.

Applicant requests of the Zoning Hearing Board is to seek a Special Exception as required in Section 181-27-D to permit a multiple dwelling building, as stated in the Jenkintown Zoning Code.

All interested parties are invited to attend and offer testimony.

Edwin H. Geissler
Zoning Officer

Aqua Pennsylvania will be replacing the water main on the following streets in Jenkintown Borough:

Runnnymede Avenue between Walnut Street and West Avenue
West Avenue between Florence Avenue to Greenwood Avenue
Greenwood Avenue between West Avenue and Highland Avenue
Highland Avenue between Greenwood Avenue and Wyncote Road
Summit Avenue between Walnut Street and Wyncote Road.

This project is set to being June 4, 2007.  If you should have an emergency or concerns, please contact Aqua Customer Service Department or emergency dispatcher at 1-877-987-2782.  For more information please click here

2007 Meeting Schedule

View the 2007 Meeting Schedule by visiting our Schedule page or you may download the  printable PDF schedule.

A Clean Energy Community for Jenkintown Borough

Help make the Borough of Jenkintown a Clean Energy Community by signing up your home and/or business for clean energy. Go to www.cleanyourair.org. For more information. As a part of the Pennsylvania Clean Energy Communities Campaign, the Borough of Jenkintown has passed a resolution committing to purchase 20% of its energy needs from clean energy sources by 2010. The Borough will receive a free 1kw solar energy system when 7% of our local community signs up. Sign up today at www.cleanyourair.org.

Salem Baptist Church Renovations

Salem Baptist Church is currently undergoing a host of renovations to construct a Family Life Center. Work begun in the summer of 2005 and is expected to last into the summer of 2007.