Cedar Street between Washington Lane and Harper Avenue will be closed the afternoon of Monday, October 14th to all through traffic from 12 / Noon until 4:00 PM. The road closure is to allow the Borough Public Works Department to perform exploratory excavation of the roadway to determine the field locations of existing utilities. The information obtained will be used to enable the Borough Engineer to properly and efficiently design the proposed storm sewer infrastructure work that will be taking place in the near future to address the flooding of Cedar Street during heavy rainfalls. This infrastructure improvement work will be funded by the 2018 DCED Flood Mitigation Grant received by the Borough in the amount of $100,000. All aspects of this project will continue to be discussed and public input is welcomed at the regularly scheduled monthly Public Works and Building/Zoning & Revitalization Committee Meetings held at Borough hall Calendar here.

The temporary road closure will take place to ensure the safety of both the General Public as well as the workers performing the excavation of the roadway.  Please make plans to take an alternate route during the time listed above to avoid further disruption to your travels.

Should you have any questions regarding this road closure or the project, please contact Borough Hall at (215) 885-0700. If there is an emergency, please call 911.

Here in Pennsylvania and across the globe, every industry, every project and every sector will be impacted by climate change and the coming climate crisis.

Join State Rep. Steve McCarter at his Town Hall meeting, flyer here, on Thursday October 17th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Springfield Township Administration Building, 1510 Paper Mill Road, Wyndmoor, PA 19038 for a panel discussion about what’s happening locally as well as globally as our climate changes. To receive more information, or RSVP please call State Rep. Steve McCarter’s office at (215) 572-5210 or email RepMcCarter@PAHouse.netcreate new email.

Reminder: The Jenkintown Recreation Board’s 10th Annual Jenkintown Chili Cook-Off is tomorrow, October 12th at 1:00 PM in Town Square!  Back by popular demand is the Pie Eating Contest!!!  Chili tasting and judging will be $5 per person. Read More »

This week is Fire Prevention Week, and the Fire Department of Jenkintown is hosting an event this Thursday, Oct. 10th, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. This event will be held on Greenwood Avenue between Cedar and Leedom Streets. This portion of Greenwood Avenue will be closed to allow for this event. This is a great opportunity for children to learn about fire prevention and a chance to meet and say thanks to our volunteers who work so hard for our community all year long.  For more information, please see the flyer here.

Please note all public parking lots will remain open during this event.  We hope to see you all there!

In preparation for the 2020 Budget, the Borough will be holding their annual budget workshops beginning on Wednesday October 16th, 2019 at 6:00 PM. All budget workshops are open to the public. The first budget workshop will concentrate on a preliminary review of the (01) General Fund. Workshop #2 will focus on Street Lighting (02), Fire Protection (03) and Fire Apparatus (04) and any others as time permits, details below.  Our final workshop will review all other funds and circle back to the General Fund, again, as time permits.
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