Jenkintown Borough hall will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, April 18th and Friday, April 19th. Borough hall will reopen for business at 8:00 AM on Monday, April 22nd. The Structural Engineer has completed their final analysis and while the inspections and calculations indicated the remaining portion of the common wall should withstand the wind loads that could be imposed, the results did not indicate that Borough hall would be safe to be occupied during the remaining demolition of the common wall. The demolition at 610 Summit Avenue as it applies to the common wall with Borough hall is on schedule to be completed by the end of the week, Friday April 19th.
Given all of the information provided, the decision was made to exercise caution was made and is appropriate given the possible danger to life safety of the General Public and Borough Employees.
Unfortunately, there will be no walk in business/service available during this period, but Borough Administration will be working remotely in the Borough and will be able to respond to concerns through email or the Borough website. The Borough Administration will not have access to the computer network until Monday, April 22nd.
Jenkintown Police Department Patrol and calls for service will not be affected. If you need to speak to an officer call 215-884-1200opens phone dialer or if there is an emergency call 911.
Please note: Borough Public meetings have been rescheduled as shown below.
Jenkintown Borough Committee Meetings will be held in the Community Room, Jenkintown School District, 325 Highland Avenue on Monday, April 22nd. Please use the entrance doors to your RIGHT facing the link.
Monday April 22nd – JSD Community Room
6:00 PM – Jenkintown Borough Planning Commission
7:30 PM – Building, Zoning & Revitalization Committee Administration & Finance Committee
The April Jenkintown Borough Design Review Board meeting has been canceled due to lack of agenda items. Next DRB meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 14th, 6:00 PM at Borough hall. The Wednesday, April 24th Borough Council meeting is expected to be held as regularly scheduled, 7:30 PM at Borough hall.
Additional information and agendas for these meetings are available on the Borough website at www.jenkintownboro.com
Thank you all and apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Should you have any questions please contact, Borough Hall at (215) 885-0700opens phone dialer