Mayor Lerman has declared a snow emergency in Jenkintown Borough 

[read the official notice here]

Residents with access to a driveway are asked to please park in it. If you do not have access to a driveway please park as close to the curb as possible. If you reside on a snow emergency route and need a place to park your vehicle, the Borough has made the municipal ‘Leedom Street parking lot’ (between Pioneer Fire Company and the VFW) available for residents on snow emergency routes during the snow emergency declaration to allow for the safe passage of the Borough plow trucks and emergency vehciles.

The current forecast is for a significant snow accumulation. The low temperatures and anticipated heavy winds are expected to make for treacherous driving conditions throughout this winter storm. If you must travel please take along the recommended safety gear and allow extra time to navigate the expected icy roads. The Jenkintown Police Department and Public Works Department will be staffed throughout the entire storm and are prepared to respond accordingly.

• Borough Hall: Admin Staff will be working remotely during this emergency. Borough Hall will be closed Monday February 23rd and will re-open for business at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, February 24th.
• Public Works: The Jenkintown Borough Public Works Department began preparing the storm response equipment on Friday. The crew will return to work through the duration of the storm salting and plowing when needed in order to keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles and safe passage of the general public as needed.
• PECO: Customers experiencing any gas or electrical issues should contact PECO at 1-800-841-4141, peco.com or PECO Smart Mobile On-the-Go, the company’s mobile enhanced website.

If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact Borough Hall at 215-885-0700. Borough Hall phones will forward messages will be routed to the appropriate department-person and returned. You can also reach the Borough by emailing the Borough Manager at glocke@jenkintownboro.com. 

* If your call pertains to this snow emergency * Please leave a name and phone number or email address with your message if you would like a return call.

Stay Safe and Be Well
If you have an Emergency call 911.

Jenkintown Borough has completed its latest review of the sanitary sewer system and the [08] Sewer Fund, which is fully supported by sewer rental fees – not property taxes. Due to rising construction, conveyance, and treatment costs beyond the Borough’s control, a rate adjustment is proposed for January 2026. For the average residential user (58,400 gallons/year), the annual cost would increase from approximately $246 to $307. Even with this change, Jenkintown remains well below many regional sewer rates.

This rate adjustment will help maintain essential system repairs, meet treatment obligations, and preserve long-term fund stability.

For full details, the sewer system report submitted by Borough Manager George Locke is linked below:

📄 2026 Sewer Rate Overview & Fund Summary (PDF)

See below for a 2026 Regional Sewer Rate Comparison Chart:

In September 2024, Jenkintown Borough received a letter from the Jenkintown Police Benevolent Association (JPBA) alleging a hostile work environment within the Police Department and reporting a vote of no confidence in Police Chief Scott.

Because we take these matters seriously, the Borough Solicitor engaged independent counsel, Campbell Durrant, P.C., to conduct a thorough review. Every officer, the Chief of Police, and the Mayor participated in the investigation.

The full report is being shared for transparency. Redactions were made only with regard to the names of individual officers being quoted in the report.

The findings were clear: no hostile work environment exists, and no misconduct by Chief Scott was identified. The report determined that the concerns raised reflected disagreements over operational decisions and practices. It also confirmed that a vote of no confidence was never taken, and that several officers expressed their confidence in Chief Scott.

The investigation included recommendations to strengthen communication and reduce internal conflict.

These include:

· Ensuring the Chief continues to consult with labor counsel before making operational changes that could affect pay or benefits.
· Regular discussions among Borough leadership, the Mayor, and the Chief about strategies for sustaining high-quality police services, with legal guidance where needed.
· Focused efforts by the Chief and Mayor to repair and strengthen relationships with the Police Association and its members.

The Borough, the Mayor, and Chief Scott are committed to continuing to follow these best practices. We recognize that change can be difficult, but it is necessary to ensure accountability, professionalism, and sustainability in police services.

If you have any questions, please contact Mayor Gabriel Lerman or President Jay Conners.

A copy of the investigation report (PDF) is available here.

Abington Township announced yesterday that the Community meeting with SPS Technologies has been confirmed. Interested Jenkintown Borough residents are welcomed to attend –

“SPS will be holding a community meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 7 – 9 PM to share their plans to build a state-of-the-art, aerospace fasteners facility on Highland Avenue. The meeting will be held at the Abington School District Middle School Little Theater, located at 2056 Susquehanna Road. 

For more information and updates, please visit SPS Technologies’ website at https://www.spsupdates.com/.”

Please note that the SPS Technologies website went down and they are working to restore the informational website asap.

Beginning in 2024, the Borough parking enforcement, administration and Council have worked toward adopting ordinance 2025-1 which will amend Articles III and IV of Chapter 172 of the Jenkintown Code, in their entirety. This ordinance speaks to Parking within the Borough and is a comprehensive revision to the existing ordinance which had been last revised in its entirety in 2006. To that end Borough Council has held publicly advertised parking meetings with residents, property owners and business owners. Additionally, information was shared over Borough social media platforms and at regularly scheduled Council and Committee meetings. Through these meetings and information sharing sessions held with residents and business owners the Ordinance has seen many proposed revisions to address the concerns voiced during this process.

The proposed parking ordinance will now come back to Borough Council at the regularly scheduled Council meeting in July 2025 for consideration to advertise proposed ordinance 2025-1 as part of the legal adoption process. The proposed ordinance can be found here. The latest proposed revisions are highlighted in yellow for clarity.

The proposed Ordinance will amend, in their entirety, Articles III and IV of Chapter 172 of the Jenkintown Code.  The comprehensive revisions to Article III include provisions relating to: (1) general parking regulations, (2) angled parking regulations; (3) prohibited parking regulations including prohibitions at specific locations and on designated streets; (4) parking restrictions relating to vehicles in excess of 80 inches in width or 11,000 lbs of gross vehicle weight; (5) parking restrictions relating to mobile homes, RVs, boats, and certain trailers; (5) establishment of permit only parking zones and the authorization of the corresponding permitting process and fees; (6) designated 20-minute parking areas; and (7) buss, coach and taxicab parking regulations.  The comprehensive revisions to Article IV include provisions relating to: (1) definitions including the Payment Parking Zones; (2) parking space and payment regulations; (3) violations and the duty to report/issue citations; (4) regulations authorizing temporary suspension of parking restrictions and erection of signage; and (5) designation of parking payment zones, hours, time limits and rates.

Once the Ordinance has completed the required legal process of adoption the appropriate parking regulatory, and informational signage will be installed throughout the Borough. The parking conditions will be monitored on an ongoing basis and all information gathered will be analyzed to determine the effectiveness of the Parking Ordinance and possible further revisions that may be necessary.