Jenkintown Borough finally runs out of stupid questions about lawn equipment, bringing its war of attrition to an end. Last night at Borough Hall, the ZHB unanimously voted to toss out the Borough’s citation based on lack of evidence showing any kind of business, impactful or otherwise. At the conclusion of the hearing, the room erupted with a standing ovation with most people relieved, but none more than the Downses. […]

Borough Council had its regular meeting on June 27th. Highlights include: Presentations to two of Jenkintown High School’s runners for their exceptional performance Public comment revealing that the Borough has spent at least $12,000 prosecuting the Downs’s citation. Public comment about a possible edit to the Borough’s own archived video A big round of “attaboys” for George Locke’s completion of his manager education And a public hearing that included discussion […]

Jenkintown Borough Council held a special meeting on June 20 to consider rescinding its support of the Taco Bell project. This video contains that meeting and the regularly scheduled meetings for the Admin and Finance and the Building Zoning and Revitalization meetings. Highlights of this video include some passionate public comment, Scott Hummel cry poverty if this all goes down even though as a prospective buyer he really has nothing […]

The Zoning Hearing Board of Jenkintown, PA staged its second evening of mind-numbing questions about photographs of Dave Downs mowing an elderly woman’s lawn, the brand of lawnmower he used (Craftsman), and whether Christine Glass can discern the difference between a business and good Samaritan. We present to you last night’s hearing in its entirety, edited only to remove the two five minute breaks in what was nearly a three […]

Grab your popcorn, folks! This is the hearing in its entirety. We apologize for the sound quality (again), but this is what we’re using for a microphone: There’s an omnidirectional mic at the base of that Solo cup, which does a decent job picking up voices. Unfortunately, because we’re always in the gallery, it also picks up coughs, paper shuffling, and chair moving.

Last week’s Borough Council meeting brought us good news, bad news and worse news. Good news: No property tax increase. Bad news: It will still cost more to live in Jenkintown. Worse news: No property tax decrease. Rick Bunker, social media bully and council member, proudly announced that the 2018 budget will contain no property tax increase, but trash collection will cost more and parking fees will double. The worse […]

We skipped more than a few meetings thanks to summer activities, but we’re back with the last Council meeting before the election. (Vote for Peggy). No real drama here, except yet another resident comes to complain about the Borough’s lack of code enforcement. Rather than tell George Locke to do something immediately, Borough Council President Pancoe resorted to her typical wishy-washy stance to ask George to maybe look further into […]

In June’s meeting Council discusses ice cream trucks, appoints two new part-time police officers (welcome!), and listens to a presentation from Marley Bice about the Jenkintown 2035 Plan. Sadly, the presentation slides make for poor viewing, and the report provided by Ms. Bice has not appeared on the web just yet. Suffice to say, it does a fine job singing the praises and potentials of Jenkintown, even if it does […]

This month’s meeting includes some interesting public comment, and more arrogant, tone-deaf responses from our representatives. Don’t miss hearing Rick Bunker’s fuzzy math as he falsely describes how the new park on Cedar Street will not result in a tax increase for residents. The only thing missing from his assertion was a “Ready my lips.” Sadly, he does not speak for the School District, which is vehemently against this park and will […]

We have annotated this video so that you may fast forward to agenda items if you wish. You may download the agenda in PDF format here. Highlights from this meeting include: A statement from Council President Deborra Sines-Pancoe expressing sentiments regarding civil discourse, the Council’s volunteerism, the ballooning cost of right-to-know-request filings, and a pledge to conduct business in the most open manner possible. An auditor’s report that seemed to make […]

As usual, Chief DiValentino provides the most interesting content in these meetings. During an extended discussion about the traffic on Walnut at Rodman, the Chief revealed that 29,000 cars pass by on a five-day basis. Despite the potential hazard at that intersection, most of the accidents along that stretch of Walnut take place at the four-way stop at Walnut and Hillside due to people running the signs. Speeds on that stretch […]