At the regulary scheduled meeting of Council on Wednesday, December 11th, Jenkintown Borough Council voted to approve the 2025 Budget which can be found by clicking opens in a new windowhereopens PDF file . The 2025 budget includes further preservation of public property, upgrading of equipment, PD vehicle replacement, upgrades to Borough Hall, Financial and Code Enforcement software, IT technology, training, staffing, benefit and wage improvements. As supported by two separate independent studies there will be a reduction in PD staffing in 2025. Due to a retirement announced effective February 2025, there will be a two-position reduction in PD staff in the budget.

There is no tax millage increase to taxpayers in the 2025 budget. There is an increase in the sewer rental fees that was originally approved in 2023, but the planned implementation did not occur in 2024. The circumstances are detailed in the Manger’s 2025 budget statement. I would like to thank the Department Heads, Borough Councilors and the Public that attended the public meetings and worked so hard to make this process a success.

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To quote opens in a new windowthis WillowGrove.now article published on November 15th:

“Residents of Jenkintown Borough are about to get new recycling bins, and they are coming in large part thanks to a grant.

Jenkintown Borough was notified by the  opens in a new windowPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that our  opens in a new window902-grant application has been chosen for award in the amount of $12,973.

Jenkintown Borough’s application requested funding for 300 lidded, wheeled, 35-gallon recycling toters. The Borough was responsible for the 10% grant match in the amount of $1,442, however a slight increase of $139 brought the borough’s grand total to $1,581.

The borough’s Environmental Advisory Committee conducted a community-wide survey and compiled a list of addresses that need another recycling toter. The survey revealed that some of the larger homes require more than one recycling toter. There were some that were damaged and need replaced and when new residents move into the Borough in most cases a recycling toter is requested by the new resident.

‘We were happy to be awarded the grant,’ said Borough Manager George Locke.”

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According to an opens in a new windowarticle published by Montco.today on November 15th:

“The Philadelphia region is home to many incredible suburbs. Slacker recently ranked the top 25 best suburbs of Philadelphia, according to MSN. Slacker used data collected by Niche, a company that analyzes data about neighborhoods and school districts and found the best places to live in the area. Unsurprisingly, Montgomery towns make the list ten times.”

Jenkintown was named #8 on MSN’s list. See the others opens in a new windowhere.

The Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) ‘Police Cost to Benefit Analysis’ performed at the Borough’s request is available  opens in a new windowhere.

The scope of this project was to complete a cost-to-benefit analysis of Jenkintown’s police operations, and police staffing needs. To achieve this goal, the methodology employed the use of financial data to perform comparative analysis between Jenkintown and communities with similar demographics in the Philadelphia Region and Montgomery County.

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The 2024 Borough paving project contract has obtained all necessary PennDOT approvals. The Contractor, Glasgow, Inc., will begin work on Monday, November 11th.  The road being milled and paved under this contract will be Walnut Street from Washington Lane to Greenwood Avenue. $100,000 of this $147,777 project is being funded through the PA State allocated liquid fuel funds. 

The road will need to be free of vehicles so the milling and paving operation can take place unimpeded. All residences with driveways are asked to use your driveway for parking during this project. The Contractor will place No Parking Signs on the affected road. A door hanger notification will be hand delivered today to all affected properties. There will be Borough wide email blast updates such as this during the project.

Roadway milling operations are scheduled to take place Monday, November 11th with the paving of the roadway commencing immediately afterward on Tuesday, November 12th and Wednesday, November 13th. The Contractor intends to construct the traffic calming ‘speed cushions’ and install the thermoplastic crosswalks, stop bars and associated striping on Thursday, November 14th and Friday, November 15th.  

During the Milling operations there will be temporary and intermittent traffic delays, the road can be traveled on once milled although extra care should be taken due to the uneven surfaces and possibility of loose material. 

On the day(s) that the paving material is being applied the road being paved will be closed to traffic until the paving material can be properly applied and it is able to cool to a temperature safe for vehicular traffic.  Once the temperature is confirmed safe for travel by the Borough Engineer the road will be reopened to traffic. 

Thank you for your patience and continued cooperation while this important project is completed. If you have any questions, or need to make any special accommodations, please call Borough Hall, at 215-885-0700.