Borough Council Meeting, Wednesday, June 23rd at 7:00 PM is required to be held in person. The Council meeting agenda can be found here

Due to the limited size of the Borough Council meeting room at Borough hall and this being the first in-person meeting since the pandemic shut down of over one year ago, arrangements have been made to temporarily hold the next couple public meetings in an alternative location while things are sorted out and more permanent arrangements can be made.

This Borough Council meeting will be held at Immaculate Conception Church, Father Conahan Hall, 602 West Ave., Jenkintown 19046. (Father Conahan Hall, can be accessed by parking in the main Church lot off of Greenwood Avenue, proceed North toward West Avenue between the Church and School buildings, the entrance will be on your left hand side)

At this time, the Borough will continue to livestream all scheduled public meetings including Committee and Borough Council meetings on the Borough’s Facebook page for the convenience, safety and welfare of all participants who choose to participate in that manner. The livestreaming process may face some technical difficulties when the meetings are also held in-person at the temporary alternative locations. The public will be able to submit comments beforehand to the Borough Manager at glocke@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email. Please include your name and address in the comment. Comments submitted to glocke@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email prior to 4:30 PM the night of the meeting will be read during the public meeting. The Public will also have the opportunity to ask questions/ comment live only during the Public Comment portion of the meeting on the Borough Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/jenkintownboro.

Zoning Hearing Board Case No. 391 – 93, 95, 97, 99 York Road; 409 Wyncote Road; 322 Washington Lane. Thursday, July 8th at 7:00 PM is required to be held in person. Information regarding this hearing can be found on the Borough’s website at Zoning and Land Development Applications – Jenkintown Borough

Due to the limited size of the Borough Council meeting room in Borough hall and this being the first in-person Hearing since the pandemic shut down of over one year ago, arrangements have been made to temporarily hold the next couple public hearings in an alternative location.

This Zoning Hearing Board Hearing will be held at Immaculate Conception Church, Father Conahan Hall, 602 West Ave., Jenkintown 19046. (Father Conahan Hall, can be accessed by parking in the main Church lot off of Greenwood Avenue, proceed North toward West Avenue between the Church and School buildings, the entrance will be on your left hand side)

At this time, the Borough will continue to livestream all scheduled Public Hearings through ZOOM on the Borough’s Facebook page for the convenience, safety and welfare of all participants who choose to participate in that manner. The livestreaming process may face some technical difficulties when the meetings are also held in-person at the temporary alternative locations.

If you are or would like to become a party to the public hearing, email a request for the ZOOM invite to George Locke at glocke@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email Once you are present at the hearing you can request that status from the appropriate board. If you request a ZOOM invitation to a hearing or meeting you will receive it the day of the meeting from the Borough Manager at glocke@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email so please check your spam or junk folders before requesting an additional link.

The Borough has reengaged the process to transition the livestreaming of all public meetings to the YouTube platform in lieu of the current Facebook application. This process is expected to be completed in the next couple months. Additional announcements on this platform migration will follow.

Please stay safe and be well. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through the complicated coordination of recovery and reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic.

BOROUGH ADMINISTRATION IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS

Due to the recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Borough Administration Office will remain open for in person services by appointment only during the hours of 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. In addition, the Borough Administration’s office phone switch board will be open from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. All calls outside of the above schedule will be routed to the appropriate party for proper resolution. The Administration is continuing to work remotely and continues to maintain a full time schedule when not in-person.
POLICE DEPARTMENT CLERICAL HOURS

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the Jenkintown Police Department Clerical Office will be open for in person services during the hours 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Monday through Friday.

The Police Department’s phones are operational and can be reached at 215-884-1202, ext. 2. Should an Officer be needed for a non-emergency event, please dial 610- 635-4300 or if at the Jenkintown Police Station, please pick up the phone outside the door. As always if you have an EMERGENCY dial 911