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Jenkintown Public Works/Public Safety Committee Meetings

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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 […]

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Jenkintown Borough Council Meeting, 2-27-2017

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This month’s Council meeting discussed among other things: An upcoming hike in our trash disposal fee due to the awarding of a new contract with BFI The outcome and further plans for the proposed Cedar Street park The application for a matching grant ($20,000) for the gateway project. Council is treating this park as a fait accompli. While we understand that there is a great deal of opposition to this […]

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Jenkintown EAC Meeting to discuss a pocket park on Cedar Street

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Last night’s meeting of Jenkintown’s Environmental Affairs Committee was described as a “visioning meeting,” which in simpler terms means brainstorming session. We’ve discussed these exercises in the past, specifically with regards to the Jenkintown 2035 project. We regard them as well-meaning, but largely ineffectual, feel-good events designed to apply a veneer of public input to something that will ultimately be decided by people who may or may not know better than us. We […]

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Jenkintown Borough Council Meeting, January 23, 2017

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I think we made a little history here. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time anyone has live-streamed a council meeting. This video is a cleaned-up version of the live-stream and resides on YouTube. As this was a first-time attempt, we look forward to improving the quality of the video (if not our own Council). If you’d like to help in this effort, please get in […]

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Jenkintown Centennial Parade 1974

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For anyone too young to remember Old York Road when it served as an actual, pleasantly walkable main street, we offer this video taken by Louise’s mom, Claire Eccarius. When Jenkintown celebrated its centennial in 1974, they closed off Old York Road and held a parade!  Louise’s father appears at the tail end of the video, but long-time Jenkintonians will likely recognize some of the more prominent figures of the […]