We will comment in much greater detail about last night’s zoning board hearing soon, but one thing stands out. Borough Manager George Locke went on record explaining what could constitute a zoning violation akin to what the Downses are contesting. If you help a neighbor mow their lawn or clear […]
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Jenkintown, Pennsylvania: a bell jar sample of municipal decline
Four issues that expose Jenkintown’s festering malaise and the people responsible for it Most people who live here want to preserve Jenkintown’s small-town character, and yet our leaders seem hell-bent on letting that unravel. Council President Deborra Sines-Pancoe, social media bully and Council VP, Rick Bunker, and finally Borough Solicitor […]
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Summit Hill: The fix is in, Jenkintown
Once again, the good people of Jenkintown who care are asking the wrong questions.
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Statement from Peggy Downs regarding the borough’s citation
Peggy Downs stood before Borough Council last night to read this statement. Unfortunately, Council President Deborra Sines-Pancoe cut her off before she could finish. We publish that statement here in its entirety. Please share this post not only with your friends and neighbors, but with any connections you might have […]
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Council Meeting Roundup: A real debate, smokescreens, and warm turds
A packed house witnessed Jenkintown Borough Council engage in some actual debate and three presentations for developments that promise to have real impact in the community. Here’s a quick roundup of the lengthy but lively meeting. Proposed Taco Bell Development Handed the chance to redeem themselves for gutlessly supporting a […]
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The York Road Diet for saving Jenkintown FAQ
Walkable Jenkintown calls for PennDOT to put York Road in Jenkintown on what planners call a “road diet”. In order to reduce traffic, its speed, and to catalyze the revival of commerce on the York Road and the surrounding commercial district, PennDOT must reduce road capacity by removing a lane […]
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Jenkintown’s community conversation gets hot and spicy
For this walkability advocate, it’s deja vu all over again. Twenty years ago, my former home town considered a plan to demolish a five-story, historic retail store on prominent corner in its downtown and replace it with a McDonald’s, Shell gas station, convenience store combination. This poor city had long […]
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Taco Bell tolls for Jenkintown’s fiscal mismanagement
Is Council about to sell us out to cover for an impending financial crisis? We seem to have a Borough Council that relishes controversy — or is perhaps clueless about how they cause it. The latest tempest to thunder into our fair borough comes on the back of a chihuahua, […]
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Stepping on Jenkintown’s political third rail
It’s time to talk School District and why the school tax is unravelling our community Any discussion of Jenkintown inevitably leads to how much the community values its tiny little schools, and if the school has any shortcoming at all, it’s an unnamed need not yet met. By most measures, Jenkintown […]
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Voting the Write-ins to Win!
If you are supportive of the write-in council candidates, it is very important that you vote ONLY for them if you live in the wards where they are running. Ted Histand is running in Ward 3 against Rick Bunker and Kieran Farrell. If you vote for Kieran and Ted, you […]
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Why vote for Jenkintown’s write-ins?
Because Jenkintown deserves discussion, civility, and disclosure from our Borough government. The three write-in candidates for office here in Jenkintown have issued their talking points explaining their positions. These fully explain why Walkable Jenkintown fully supports this write-in effort, if for no other reason than to remind the entrenched council […]
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A Final Word about Rick Bunker
“Think about it. We have a president who is so easily played by a cable news host. What does that say to our allies?” — Mika Brzezinski I heard that this morning as I sat down to write this. Replace “a president” with “Rick Bunker”, and “cable news host” with […]
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