On Thursday, October 24th the Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED), Deputy Secretary of Business Finance and Executive Director of the Commonwealth Finance Authority (CFA), Mandy L. Book issued notification of the successful grant applications and awards. Jenkintown Borough’s facility improvement grant application had been approved for $800,000. It is of importance to note that this funding opportunity requires no local matching funds.

The Jenkintown Borough Hall / Police Department building at 700 Summit Avenue and Public Works building at 708 Summit Avenue are slated to receive improvements through this funding. The improvements will bring the facilities into current ADA compliance, replacement of the windows, doors and lighting systems will make the building healthier, more energy efficient and less costly to sustain. Interior spaces will be re-configured and will receive new commercial grade fixtures and finishes.

Strong support and assistance through local State Offices is essential for the success of an application for a Statewide grant opportunity. This grant award would not have been possible without the continually strong support of State Senator Art Haywood and State Representative Napoleon Nelson and assistance of their very capable staff, both Elected Officials work tirelessly for/with the Borough to bring funding back to Jenkintown Borough for vital projects.

The Grant award funds originate from the Statewide Local Share Account, which comes from the PA Racehorse Development and Gaming Act. The act provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support projects in public interest within Pennsylvania. This round of funding for the LSA Statewide Program was very competitive and the demand far exceeded the available funds. The Commonwealth Finance Authority (CFA) received eligible grant requests totaling nearly $1.3 billion for approximately $346 million that was available.

The program is designed to improve stormwater management, public education and outreach, pollution prevention, illicit discharge detection and construction site runoff controls. The Borough’s efforts would not be enough to obtain the compliance permit without the dedication and hard work of the Public Works Dept., Emergency Mgmt., Fire Marshal, JB Environmental Action Committee, Residents and Business owners who have all participated and contributed to the success of the MS4 program.

The MS4 Report can be viewed here (PDF).

On June 12^th, 2024, Jenkintown Borough was notified by the PA Department of Community & Economic Development that the “Letter of Intent” previously submitted had been approved for a police study.

A note from the Borough Manager explaing the acceptance of this letter is posted below, and can be downloaded as a PDF file here.

On May 22nd, 2024 at their regularly scheduled public meeting Jenkintown Borough Council unanimously approved submitting a “Letter of Intent” to the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services a division of the Department of Community and Economic Development administering the ‘Peer Assistance Program’.

The “Letter of Intent” has now been submitted and requested assistance in areas of Police Management, Fire Services, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to include a ‘Police Cost Benefit Analysis’.

The Letter of Intent is available to download here (PDF). Below is a letter from Jenkintown’s Borough Manager George Locke, explaining the Letter of Intent, which can also be downloaded here (PDF).

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Presented by the Jenkintown Recreation Board, the Jenkintown Summer Music Series is an annual series of free events in Town Square featuring live music. See below for a flyer listing all bands and acts booked for this year! This flyer can be downloaded/printed right here (PDF).