For whatever reason I listed the last township meeting as the legislative meeting when it was actually the workshop meeting. The actual legislative meeting this week is available on Youtube here and the agenda is available here. They took the agenda a bit out of order, so I’ll […]
The new Hepford Park playground is seeing regular use – you can already see the grooves carved into the ground already. Meanwhile installation of a playground is underway at Gouley Park, township employees were at work on it yesterday. There are still more playgrounds to come though. The […]
The township board of commissioners held their regular meeting on the 8th of September. The video is available on youtube and the agenda on the township’s website. Public Comment The board approved a payment in lieu of a sidewalk for the subdivision of 209 Hastings. Hastings already has […]
This summer, Nether Providence Township built a new, pirate-themed playground at Hepford Park. The township is now starting work on a playground and rain garden at Gouley Park as part of the restoration efforts for the park there. The post says it should be finished by the end […]
The board of commissioners held their regular workshop meeting on August 11th. The video is available online, as is the agenda. Public Comments The board discussed the Ridley Dr. subdivision project (at Ridley and Chestnut), and approved a variety of waivers regarding curbs, sidewalks, street widening, street lights […]
While recycling is collected by a contractor chosen by the township, Nether Providence residents are left on their own to dispose of their waste. The township lists six haulers that currently collect trash in the township. A few decades ago, the township considered changing to a single hauler […]
Nether Providence Township has two events coming up on August 13th. The first is the second movie night – Encanto will be playing at Sapovits Park at 8 pm. I think that’s the right spelling of Sapovits. According to the board, the Sapovits family has noted that it […]
This week I wrote an article about PECO’s plans to cut down many old trees around Moylan and South Media. On Tuesday, 6 ABC had a piece about the Moylan/South Media and Swarthmore Trees featuring affected residents. Currently, the plans to cut down trees in Swarthmore seems to […]
Nether Providence Police Chief David Splain has been announced as the next president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. The PCPA is a century-old association of command-level law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania. It oversees the accreditation process that the Nether Providence Police Department recently underwent as well […]
The township Board of Commissioners held their regular meeting on July 14th, the video is available online. Public Comments and Appointments There was a moment of silence to mark the passing of the mother of one of the township’s public works employees. An alternate to the Zoning Hearing […]
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