by: Randy GarbinPosted on: December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

Happy Holidays from Walkable Jenkintown and the Garbin family

Louise, Cecelia, and myself (plus our cats Alice and Brini) wish the best for all our neighbors this holiday season and well into the new year. Good luck to the new councilors. We look forward to working with them!

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Walkable Jenkintown promotes making Jenkintown a Pedestrian-First Community.

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1 week ago

Between 70-80% of everything in your recycling bin is not recycled. It instead gets incinerated or merges back with the trash stream on a one-way trip to the landfill. Yet we still pay for a second truck, its drivers and employees and all those blue bins, and the cost jumps every year. ... See MoreSee Less

Does Everything in Your Blue Bin Really Get Recycled? You Would Be Surprised

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The plastic recycling rate in the U.S. is very low, but there are tricks to improving your own plastic accountability

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1 week ago

This council workshop meeting weighs in at an almost interminable two and a half hours, most of it spent on whether or not the borough will fix its fire truck or buy a new one.When I started following this body and its meetings, they held two workshop sessions, each including two of the four committees. They were MUCH easier to follow and much more receptive to questions and actual conversations with residents. These meetings are just too much and too long for residents to endure. Or maybe that's the point. Things to note: The Borough will be removing ALL parking meters on November 1. So, if you'd like to purchase one as a souvenir, get in touch with George Locke. The Borough is planning to install raised crosswalks at the intersection of Wyncote and Summit, which is an idea that is long overdue. These not only slow the traffic, they force cars to slow down at the point along the road where it does the most good -- right at a pedestrian crossing. These are far better solutions than speed humps, bumps, or pillows. ... See MoreSee Less

Jenkintown Council Workshop Meeting 20241016

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2 weeks ago

The Borough's next parking management meeting will be held on Thursday, November 7 at 7pm. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Since his hiring, Chief Tom Scott has had exerted outsized influence over not just the policing of our little town, but borough policy as well. The Chief has led municipal meetings, a responsibility left to the Mayor (ostensibly his boss), the borough manager, or at least the president of Council. He's systematically alienated, maligned, and schemed against his officers while literally lying to the public about his intentions. Can Jenkintown afford its own police department? The answer points to "Yes", but the real question is, can Jenkintown's reputation withstand Chief Tom Scott's abuses? That answer points towards the negative. Make no mistake: This is a not-so-subtle Defund the Police effort, oddly led by the man hired to lead this diminished and demoralized force. ... See MoreSee Less

Jenkintown police union votes ‘no confidence’ in Chief Thomas Scott

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Borough officials are defending the police chief as Jenkintown explores dismantling its police department to cut costs.

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2 weeks ago

We have a classic case of the tail wagging the dog. ... See MoreSee Less

Jenkintown PBA claims to have cast a vote of 'no confidence' in Chief Thomas Scott's ability, performance - Chief Scott, Council push back - Glenside Local

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The Jenkintown Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is claiming to have cast a unanimous vote of “no confidence” in the leadership ... Continue reading "Jenkintown PBA claims to have cast a vote of...

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