Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Lansdale Borough and the parking authority are looking into two methods to increase revenues from downtown borough parking
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Would you like a high-tech kiosk in the parking lot at Main Street and Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale? How about one next to Chantilly Floral near the SEPTA station? Dan Sokil of The Reporter reports that the Lansdale Parking Authority is looking into installing such kiosks at those two municipal lots. Meters will also be coming back to Main Street and Madison Street, according to the article. Both are methods for Lansdale to reap revenue from downtown parking. Soon, the authority will recommend borough council approve implementation of recommended parking changes from consultants Nelson Nygaard Associates, according to Sokil. The downtown borough parking prices will increase to $1 per hour. Secondary zones (those on the outskirts of the …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Former Shiloh Lodge Worshipful Master Joe McQuillin provided a recent town hall session with a bit of backstory on the sale of the former Masonic Temple to Lansdale Borough
Former Shiloh Lodge F. & A.M. No. 588 Worshipful Master Joe McQuillin, owner of McQuillin Studio in Lansdale, provided a backstory on 311 W. Main Street at the Lansdale town hall session last month – a tale of miscommunication, poor decisions, broken promises and a transaction worth $450,000. McQuillin said he was at a recent North Penn Rotary Club meeting speaking with new Shiloh Lodge member Jack Chun, an architect who designed the Montgomery County Cultural Center in Norristown, the North Penn Rotary Bandshell at White's Road Park and the former Lansdale Performing Arts Center. Their discussion was on the topic of the old Shiloh Lodge Masonic Temple aka the former Lansdale Center of the Performing Arts aka 311 W. Main Street. McQuillin …
Monday, December 5, 2011
At last month's town hall session, the idea of demolishing or selling the former arts center was discussed
Editor's Note: With the recent attraction and attention of the updates at 311 W. Main Street, and with the second task force meeting next Tuesday at 7 p.m., this story is being re-featured with new information and updated points from the town hall session on Lansdale's hottest topic. Don't expect the 311 W. Main St. Task Force to vote on selling or demolishing the former performing arts center. Those alternatives have been discussed and determined to be not feasible, according to councilwoman Mary Fuller. A new option of corporate sponsorship to bring the place up to code was discussed at the meeting. The topic was discussed at November's town hall session, an open forum meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month organized by the Economic…
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7:46 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
I guess I won't be shopping downtown. more ›