The Zoning & Land Development Applications page on the Borough website has been updated.
Tonight the Jenkintown Borough Planning Commission will meet at Borough hall, 700 Summit Avenue. The regularly scheduled meeting begins at 6:30 PM. The Planning Commission agenda is posted on the Borough website and is available here. The Planning Commission has been working to roll out and implement the Jenkintown Borough 2035 Comprehensive Plan. Agenda items include the Historic building resource protection, zoning code update, sub-division and land development updates. The new business this evening will be discussion on a T-Mobile antenna zoning request for 610 York Road that was denied and will be filing for a Zoning Board Hearing seeking zoning relief. There will also be a presentation for a land development and conditional use applicant by the property owner of 93 York Road. This project received all required zoning relief from the JB Zoning Hearing Board in October 2018 and has now filed all appropriate applications to proceed with the Land Development and Conditional Use processes.
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The Shade Tree Commission of Jenkintown (STC) is interested in training additional tree tenders.  The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) is offering a basic tree tender’s course.  It is a hands-on class that teaches things like how to property plant, prune, maintain, and identify trees.

The cost for this course is $40, however the STC will reimburse you once you successfully complete the course.  It’s typically a 3 night course, for about 3 hours a night.  If you are interested, please email jenkintownshadetree@gmail.com prior to registering for the class. You must be a resident of Jenkintown Borough to be reimbursed for this course.  We will support the first 7 people who register and complete the course. Continue reading The Shade Tree Commission of Jenkintown (STC) is Interested in Training More Tree Tenders →

2019 PAVING PROJECT PROGRESS UPDATE – All milling and paving on this project was successfully completed today.

The entire project is expected to be completed by days end tomorrow. The Borough has negotiated a joint municipal agreement with Abington Township to have the thermoplastic traffic control striping installed at a savings to the Jenkintown Borough tax payers. That traffic control striping (school zones, cross walks, stop bars, etc.) is being installed this afternoon and early evening. Continue reading 2019 Paving Project Progress Update →

AQUA’s sub contractor, Caddick Utilities, will continue the excavation and watermain installation on Vernon Road tomorrow, September 12, 2019. Vernon Road will be closed to “thru Traffic” from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM between Homestead Road and Vista Road to allow for the roadway to be excavated and the new watermain to be safely installed.  During this process, residents on Vernon Road will continue to have access to their properties. If you do not reside on one of these streets please plan to take another route during these times to avoid disruption to your travels
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The Family & Friends of Jesse Hill will hold their 6th Annual Jesse Hill Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament  at the Jenkintown High School baseball field on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 11:00am.  Please click here to view full details of this Community Charity event.