The sound of music will be wafting through the trees of Jenkintown’s beautiful Town Square this summer, with free, live music scheduled for every Tuesday Night at 7 PM. So bring a lawn chair, pack a picnic basket, bring a cooler, and invite your friends to enjoy the twilight music at Town Square every Tuesday night this summer.
Please join the Rec Board tonight, Tuesday, July 31st to enjoy ‘The Miners’!
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Today, July 30th, through exploratory excavation, interior pipe video and personnel entrance of a 56” Storm Culvert; the Borough along with the Borough Engineer have determined out of concern to Public Safety, Mather Road will need to be closed to through traffic until repairs can be completed to the underground culvert. This is an emergency situation and immediate action has been taken to mitigate risk and potential dangers. The roadway will be barricaded and closed between 264 and 270 Mather Road. All Mather Road residents will continue to have access to their driveways but there will be no through traffic on Mather Road at this point until further notice (Repairs are completed). Read More »
At the July Borough Council Meeting, an update was presented of the ten year project which was designed to coordinate the paving project and maintenance of the curb and sidewalk throughout the Borough. A link to the presentation can be found hereopens PDF file and will be permanently available on the Public Works Tab on the Borough website. Some highlights are that the program commenced in 2013, it was intended as a ten year program, 62% of Borough roads have been repaved thus far, on those roads 531 properties have had their curb/sidewalk inspected and now meet code. Additionally, 62 properties have been addressed through property maintenance actions and 48 properties through the U&O program that has been in place since September 2017. A total of 641 properties have had their curb/sidewalk inspected and repaired, where needed, making them safer and code compliant. Having safe walkable sidewalks is a major priority to Borough Council and the Community. It would be hard to dispute the success of these programs. It is also of importance to note that without the outstanding cooperation exhibited by the Borough property owners, this program could not have been a success.
More details on the handicap accessible curb ramp program will be forthcoming shortly.
Thank you to all!
Following several public information and input sessions, the planning process for the Jenkintown 2035 Comprehensive Plan has been completed including the required comment portion by the public, neighboring municipalities and all other entities as required by the the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code. Jenkintown Borough Council will now be holding a public hearing during the July Council Meeting on Wednesday, July 25th, at 7:30 PM at Jenkintown Borough Hall, located at 700 Summit Avenue to consider the adoption of the Jenkintown 2035 Comprehensive Plan.
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If you have ever wondered about being a firefighter – here’s your chance. The Independent Fire Company of Jenkintown is proud to present Firefighter Camp, a free camp open to anyone over the age of 14, held by volunteers and members of the company. The camp will be held Thursday nights beginning on July 19th, July 26th and picking up again on August 16th, 23rd and 30th.
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