Latest News / Old York Road

More Apartments = More Cars = More Taxes.

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All those reading this who’d rather live in Willow Grove, raise their hands. Anyone? Beuller? Jenkintown now has — or will soon have — three new apartment projects under construction on Old York Road. This is not only unsettling for those who hope for a long-term revival for Jenkintown, it […]

Borough Council / Old York Road

Who will steward the Jenkintown2035 plan into reality?

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Making the case to hire a Main Street manager for Jenkintown Central to the discussion of Jenkintown’s revival is the Jenkintown2035 plan. Two years ago, through the input of Jenkintown residents, we drafted our vision for the town’s future. You can read all about it on the Borough’s website. As […]

Borough Council / Jenkintown School District / Latest News / Old York Road

Council Meeting Roundup: A real debate, smokescreens, and warm turds

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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 […]

Old York Road

Sign the Petition: Put Parking back on Old York Road in Jenkintown

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Route 611/ Old York Road traffic is making it impossible to revitalize Jenkintown’s commercial district. It’s four lanes of traffic make what is the heart of our town hostile to pedestrian traffic. Thanks to the fact that parking is not allows on the street, there exists no buffer between the […]

Latest News / Old York Road

Taco Bell tolls for Jenkintown’s fiscal mismanagement

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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, […]