Keep Borough Hall, Lansdale Residents Urge

Residents, council members, the borough manager and the mayor all expressed their opinions and facts about the future of Lansdale Borough Hall.

While a motion to enter into a contract with Spiezle Architects on the development of two alternative designs for the future municipal complex at Vine and Broad streets was delayed at the Feb. 20 Lansdale Council meeting, residents packed the meeting room to hear concerns and express opinions on the historic building. There was also another debate, this one limited to councilmembers and Mayor Andy Szekely: Should a Request for Proposal go out for the design of the complex and not be awarded to Spiezle, who won the bid for the initial Facilities and Grounds Study? Resident Bill Henning was the mastermind behind a petition on Change.org to stop the destruction of Lansdale Borough Hall. The petition features signatures of many residents and …

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Upper Gwynedd Police Warn of Illegal Solicitation

While no criminal activity has occurred in the township regarding solicitors, police have been receiving complaints from residents about such activity. Protect yourself by knowing the rules of the ordinance

While no criminal activity has occurred in Upper Gwynedd Township regarding solicitors, the police department has been receiving complaints from residents regarding such activity. The complaints involve home remodelers, electric suppliers and meat and seafood vendors, police said. Solicitors in the township must obtain a permit from the police department and it must be displayed by the soliciting individual. Ask to see this permit. Upper Gwynedd Police suggest residents be cautious whenever opening the door to a stranger; if you are unsure, don't open the door. Feel free to call 911 to have an officer investigate any solicitation. You can also email PoliceTips@UpperGwynedd.org. Know the township ordinance as it relates to commercial …

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Lansdale Public Safety Resolves Issues for Residents of Highland, Forest Avenues

Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre reviewed with the public safety committee this month several concerns brought up by residents near the proposed Lansdale Collaborative Project

Residents living on or near Highland Avenue and Forest Avenue in Lansdale may be pleased to know several traffic and public safety issues have been fully addressed by the borough. At a Lansdale Public Safety Committee report this month, Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre outlined eight issues that have either been solved or continue to be monitored by the borough. Most of the issues were brought to the attention of the committee at a July 11 meeting and revolved around the upcoming Lansdale Collaborative Project, spearheaded by the North Penn YMCA and involving Advanced Living, The PEAK Center and Manna on Main Street. McDyre reported that he and Councilwoman Mary Fuller met with residents to "whittle down" their issues. Review of …

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Would You Like a Library in Montgomeryville?

Residents, businesspersons give opinions on and express desires for proposed Montgomery Township community recreation center

311 W. Main St.: The Visions of the People

Residents, task force members offer their dreams and goals for the future downtown community center

There is a vision for 311 W. Main Street in Lansdale, and residents and task force members made those dreams known Tuesday night. The Task Force Visions Task force member Doug Pett said the center should be a local destination for the performing arts community and the community at-large. “It’s going to generate business back in Lansdale. The whole idea of why I am interested in it is it’s going to revitalize the borough,” he said. “All the important things happening throughout the borough are phenomenal. I think this is one more thing that’s going to add to the welcome and the ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ of Lansdale.” Task force member Lindsay Schweriner would like to see a fixed auditorium and a flexible space in the center. The aesthetics of an …

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Five Things to Know Today

Wiffle ball, car washes and Arbor Day. Is summer here or what?

1. Montgomery Elementary sixth graders hold a car wash today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fire Department of Montgomery Township also holds a car wash from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its two stations: 202 and Montgomery Drive, and 325 Stump Road. 2. The Great Strides walk takes place today at 10 a.m. at Central Park in Doylestown. Great Strides is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis. Montgomery Township resident and Lansdale Catholic student Veronica Grosse will lead Team Sam’s Story, in memory of her sister, Samantha, who died of the disease. 3. Montgomery Township celebrates Arbor Day with education sessions and tree giveaways to residents beginning at 9 a.m. and ending when all trees have been distributed. Trees …

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No Big Deal

Free Wood is Good on Earth Day

Lansdale residents should take advantage of free mulch and chips for yard landscaping

The celebration of Earth Day is here again, even into the weekend, and everybody has their minds on how to enjoy natural elements in their everyday lives.  Most look to their own yards and plant a tree or fix up their gardens after months of winter weather.  With all of the improvements, you might need to make to bring your yard back to life it can get very costly, very quickly. Lansdale residents can take advantage of an easy free resource for their gardens.  Over the year the borough employees pick up tree limbs that fall during  the course of storms, the collection of christmas trees and shrubs and trees that are dropped off by residents.  All of this great natural material is sent through a chipper and the result is a LARGE pile of …

Lansdale Staff Commended for Response, Aid to Fire

When a fire broke out at Stanbridge Apartments March 26, 18 apartments were affected, and 46 residents were displaced. Lansdale Borough staff responded to open Borough Hall as a safe haven.

When a fire struck Stanbridge Apartments March 26, eight Lansdale Borough officials went above and beyond their daily duties of serving the people. Soon, other organizations and individuals were on board during a cold, early Saturday morning to put residents at ease during an unfortunate, sudden event. At Wednesday night’s borough council work session, manager Timi Kirchner praised the response and aid of borough employees during the fire incident at the apartment complex on Jenkins Avenue. The fire affected 18 apartments and displaced 46 residents that morning. Kirchner expressed her exuberance of the borough’s response during the code enforcement and land planning report of the session. “Why I want to talk about this significantly is …

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