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Is SEPTA leaving the station?
SEPTA’s proposed ADA-compliant platforms diminishes the future of the train station The last time that SEPTA announced a major development at the Jenkintown-Wyncote station back in 2009, it raised quite the outcry in the neighborhood. At the time, SEPTA proposed building a new garage for the area, and mostly Cheltenham... Continue reading
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Jenkintown faces a Sophie’s choice: Our cars or our community?
It’s time to decide whether we want nice places to walk or fast places to drive Last Monday’s Business Zoning, and Redevelopment Committees brought Graham Copeland pitching his services as a business development consultant to Jenkintown Borough. Mr. Graham seemed like an earnest guy and who brought with him at... Continue reading
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Not found money, real money, our money.
Jenkintown Government and the “cost of a cup of coffee a day” fallacy Last Monday night, Jenkintown’s Finance Committee and Business Development Committee held their monthly meetings. I attended because I saw an item about a discussion to update the Borough’s sidewalk and street codes on the agenda, but I... Continue reading
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Watch the Jenkintown Borough Council Meeting, May 22, 2017
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... Continue reading
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