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 hereopens PDF file . 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.

Jenkintown Borough is pleased to announce the successful ratification and signing of a new collective bargaining agreement between the Borough and the Jenkintown Police Benevolent Association.

This new agreement covers the years 2024 through 2027 and benefits our community as well as the members of the PBA. Both parties have worked hard to reach this agreement and we thank the Jenkintown PBA for being collaborative in finding solutions to needed contractual updates which bring us greater consistency with comparable municipalities in our area.

Some highlights include:

• Rectifying conflicts between the Fair Labor Standards Act and the accrual and banking of specific types of time off
• Agreement on staffing/scheduling that fits the needs of the Jenkintown community
• Moving to a more fair and balanced approach to compensation for time related to training, opening the pathway for increased and modernized training for all members of the Department

This new CBA also provides fair pay and good benefits, opportunities to learn new skills that support 21st century policing policies, attention to health and wellbeing, and ensures that our officers are provided with what they need in order to do the job right. In addition to the new CBA, many of the JPD policies have recently been updated and continue to be revised. In combination, this new agreement and updated policies will continue to foster a culture of high performance and accountability.

Jenkintown Borough remains steadfast in its commitment to providing all public safety services with the support needed to ensure the safety and security of all residents and visitors to the Borough. This new collective bargaining agreement is a testament to that commitment and is included as an attachment to this statement for full transparency to the community that we all serve.

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opens in a new windowA full copy of this signed agreement can be viewed/downloaded here (PDF).

Due to the observance of the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 26th, the Borough’s curbside trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day and will be collected on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

As was reported by opens in a new windowGlenside Local in this article:

“Jenkintown Borough was awarded a $250,000 grant for pedestrian improvements and traffic calming, the Montgomery County Commissioners announced. The grand is one of 17  opens in a new windowMontco 2040 Implementation Grants for 2025.

Jenkintown will make pedestrian and road improvements:
1) Walnut Street and Washington Lane—install a raised crosswalk connecting to sidewalk along Washington Lane for pedestrians crossing to Walnut Street;
2) Summit Avenue/Wyncote Road—install raised crosswalks, pedestrian signage, and a more visible stop bar on Wyncote Rd;
3) Linda Vista Avenue/Chelten Avenue/Cedar Street—narrow Linda Vista with a vegetated curb extension and provide a pedestrian refuge island and crosswalks;
4) Vernon Road/Vista Road—add crosswalks and pedestrian signage to Vernon Road;
5) York Road/West Avenue—install accessible push buttons on all four corners of the intersections. “

The Borough has been notified that, “SPS is concluding its Reclamation phase, in which products (finished, in-process, and raw materials) and equipment were removed. On or after May 19th, SPS will begin the Demolition phase. An overview of the demolition and air monitoring plans can be found here. If you have questions or concerns, please use the contact section to reach out.”
All demolition information  will be posted to the site below.

SPS Overview of Demolition and Monitoring Plans 

The Borough has received the soil testing results from TRC Environmental Corporation performed on behalf of SPS Technologies, Inc. as part of SPS’s community testing effort following the fire at their facility in February. The link below provides the testing results from sample collection activities conducted at the Jenkintown Borough Public Properties, “Town Square” and “Cedar Street Moretti Park”, The sampling was intended to assess whether there were discernible impacts to these properties from the fire.  The soil on the Borough Public Properties was tested for asbestos, cyanide, metals and PAHs. This information was submitted to the PaDep and is posted on the SPS website. Several private properties within the Borough were tested as well as the JSD and those results will be shared with the private property owners and then posted to the SPS website.

SPS Soil Sampling Report 

During the month of February, Jenkintown Borough engaged the Borough Engineer, Pennoni Associates Inc., to assist the Borough in analyzing testing data and making recommendations based on that analysis. Pennoni’s Environmental Department analyzed all data and provided the evaluation report below. There is a large quantity of public data that was utilized during this process and they will be provided to the Borough.

Pennoni Associates Evaluation Report 

Testing results will be posted on the SPS website and DEP website.  The websites will continue to be updated as additional data and analysis are available.   We will continue to share information from the relevant experts as we receive it.

Please see the below invitation for DEP’s upcoming webinar scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 6-7:30 pm where the DEP will share updates related to our SPS Fire response.  DEP will share Air Quality, Clean Water, Waste Management, and Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields program role and responsibilities associated with the SPS fire response, and then go into more detail about surface water and soil sampling results and what the results mean from a community perspective.  Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) will also share general health related information as part of the presentation.

The webinar will be recorded and posted on the Dep website.

When: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Please register at the following link:
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/4d8rTjz

The public may also dial in and attend by phone:
Dial in Number: 1-267-332-8737

Conference ID: 871 398 572

Please send pre-submitted questions to RA-EP-SEROECB@pa.govcreate new email by Monday, May 19.

If participants are having trouble joining the meeting, please email us at RA-EP-SEROECB@pa.govcreate new email and we will send you a direct link, if you have not already received it.