Wednesday, April 11 – Public “Conditional Use Hearing” – Public Safety/Public Works Meetings tomorrow, Wednesday April 11th, 2018 at 7:30 PM
In addition to the regularly scheduled Public Safety and Public Works Committee meetings, as announced at the March 28th Conditional Use Hearing, Jenkintown Borough Council will hold a continuation of the public hearing, pertaining to the application submitted by Summit House Associates 2018 LLC, tomorrow, Wednesday April 11th, 2018.Continue reading Wednesday, April 11 – Public “Conditional Use Hearing” – Public Safety/Public Works Meetings→
Please join the Jenkintown Borough Environmental Advisory Committee in taking the Audubon Healthy Yard Pledge. You can partake in the pledge by using native plans in the landscape, removing invasive plant species, reducing storm water runoff, eliminating the use of pesticides, providing for birds and protecting those that show up. The pledge will help Jenkintown increase and improve bird habitats; and Jenkintown only needs ten more signatures. Please stop by Borough Hall to sign the pledge sheet. More information on the pledge can be found at http://pa.audubon.org/birds/bird-town.
The Jenkintown Borough Environmental Advisory Committee has started a recycling program that allows residents of the Borough to bring their batteries in to Borough Hall and leave them in a recycling bucket. The bucket is for dry cell only, including: Alkaline, 9v, AA, AAA, D, C, NIMH, NICD (less then 9 volts). The Borough is asking residents to scotch tape both ends of the batteries to prevent batteries from short circuiting and to limit direct contact. Please see the attached flyer here, for more information.
The Borough is only collecting batteries at Borough Hall, please do not place batteries in residential recycling container for curbside pickup.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: LAST WEEKS COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT WERE CANCELED DUE TO THE SNOW STORM ARE RE-SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING MARCH 26th.
Tonight the Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 PM and the Building Zoning & Revitalization / Administration & Finance Committee meetings will commence at 7:30 PM at Borough Hall. The Planning Commission will be re-organizing, appointing officers to the PC and accepting upcoming assignments including the 2035 Comprehensive Plan. Two presentations are scheduled for the B.Z.& R. Committee meeting; 1) SEPTA will be making a presentation on their flood mitigation construction project, 2) The developer for the proposed Helweg Development (currently Taco Bell) will be providing the requested study of the possible real estate tax implication research to the Committee. The agendas for both the BZ&R and A&F Committees are available on the Borough website at the address shown below: https://jenkintownboro.com/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/ Continue reading Planning Commission, Admin. & Finance, B.Z.R. Committee Meetings Held Tonight→
