On Thursday February 6th, Firefighters and other volunteers from both Pioneer Fire Company and Independent Fire Company came together for a night of brainstorming in preparation for a new volunteer recruitment campaign. The “Visioning Session” was intended to develop a message and brand identity that will be used on a recruitment website, brochures, banners, a video and on social media. Volunteers were guided through this creative exercise by Jenkintown public relations company, the Communication Solutions Group. The entire program will be funded by a grant from FEMA that was awarded to Jenkintown Borough. The next step of the recruitment portion of this grant funding opportunity will be a Photo Shoot and a Professional Video production of the Jenkintown Fire Department.

It is an exciting time for our Fire Companies! Stay tuned as this program is rolled out and see the many ways you too can Volunteer to Serve for the betterment of your community.

Jenkintown Borough Council will be holding a regarding the Police Contract between Jenkintown Borough and Jenkintown Police Department and any other matters presented before Council. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 19^th, 2020, 7:00 PM at Borough hall. The agenda is posted to the Borough website and can be found here.

Due to the Special Borough Council meeting being held at 7:00 PM, the regularly scheduled Jenkintown Borough Administration & Finance and Building, Zoning & Revitalization Committee meetings have been rescheduled to be held later that evening, Wednesday, February 19^th, 2020 at 7:30 PM. These Committee meeting agendas will be posted to the Borough website.

All meetings will take place in Borough Hall, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046. All interested parties are invited to attend and offer comment.

The final phase of the Public Sanitary Sewer Lining Project will commence the week of Monday, February 17th, 2020 on the following streets from 8:45 AM until 2:30 PM. All properties will receive door hangers 24 hours in advance of work being performed on that street.

• Newbold Road between Homestead & Clement Roads
• Vernon Road between Washington Ln & Homestead Road
• Walnut Street between Washington Ln & Mather Road
• Cottman Street between Nice & West Avenues
• Cedar Street between Harper Ally & Summit Avenue
• Cottman Street between West Avenue & Homestead Road
• Cedar Street between Harper Ally & Harper Avenue

A full schedule of the cured in place pipe (CIPP) spot repairs can be found attached hereopens PDF file  for your convenience and planning purposes. If there are any special circumstances that require the Contractor or Borough Engineers attention the numbers to contact them are provided below so that coordination can take place.
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The Public Works Department has prepared for the current inclement weather forecast to begin tomorrow, Saturday, January 18th. The storm’s current forecast is to begin with snow early afternoon and then turn into rain late tomorrow evening. We are currently anticipating a plowable event so if you own a driveway please park in the driveway, if you do not own a driveway please park close to the curb to allow the plow trucks clear access to the roadway.

The Public Works Department has completed pre-treating the roads with brine solution. The roads will be slippery throughout the storm and while salting operations are taking place. All equipment is operational and Public Works will be monitoring the conditions and fully staffed throughout the storm. If you must go outside or travel please use caution. Read More »