Join us tonight, Thursday October 5th, at 7PM for the kickoff of the Jenkintown Drakes 2017 Homecoming by participating in the annual Homecoming Bonfire!

Due to the baseball fields being recently renovated, this year the School District has chosen to hold the bonfire in the JHS Stadium, on the corner of Greenwood & Highland Avenues. The Borough Administration, Fire Marshal, Borough Fire Chief, and Jenkintown School District have reviewed all site conditions, size, fuel, safety plan and other details to ensure the safety of the participants and surrounding areas.

The Borough has placed “No Parking” signs on Greenwood Avenue between Walnut Street and Highland Avenue as well as on Highland Avenue between Greenwood Avenue and the link.

Residents may park in the Teacher’s Lot off of Highland Avenue to attend the event. Please note however, that Greenwood Avenue between Walnut Street and Highland Avenue will be closed to allow for the staging of fire apparatus. 

Additionally, the Jenkintown Drakes will be hosting events tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening including the Jenkintown Drakes vs. the Morrisville Bulldogs. For more information please see the flyer attached opens in a new windowhereopens IMAGE file .

The utility pole replacement project has recommenced. The project was severely delayed by contract disputes and labor strikes within the Public Utilities. The responsibilities have been ironed out and  agreed upon. The Borough has been provided contact information for Verizon, PECO and Comcast to assist in completing this project. To date. there has been approximately 100 poles removed and replaced in the Borough on this project.

Verizon is now replacing communication wires and removing poles. To perform the work safely, there will need to be no parking on the even side of the 400 block of Cedar Street tomorrow, October 5th, from 7AM until 4PM. Signs have been placed in the area indicating the areas of “No Parking”
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In Partnership with ClearGov, Jenkintown Brings Clarity to Local Government Finances

JENKINTOWN, PA (September 26, 2017)  – The Borough of Jenkintown announced today that it has partnered with ClearGov, a leading fiscal clarity and benchmarking platform for municipalities, to launch an infographic-based financial dashboard.

This new tool provides taxpayers an easy-to-understand, visual breakdown of Jenkintown’s finances, as well as insights into the Borough’s demographics. The site also informs visitors how each budget item compares to neighboring communities.

Jenkintown is part of a growing movement of municipalities that are taking financial clarity to a new level with ClearGov. ClearGov provides basic profiles on every municipality in the country but Jenkintown is the very first community in Pennsylvania to create their customized financial dashboard on the platform. Jenkintown has added detailed revenue and expenditure breakdowns of its General Fund data, as well as Debt and Reserve Funds. Read More »