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On the article $1 Per Hour Meter Parking Taxing on Lansdale Businesses
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On the article Madison Lot Redevelopment Sketch Plan Unveiled
patchifier
10:06 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
ReplyLooks amazing! Can't wait to see this thing get started.
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On the article New Dance Studio in Hilltown Teaches Competitive Irish Dance
patchifier
6:25 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
ReplyThis is great news, but what this town really needs is a regular ceili.
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On the article Strip Searches Allowed in Montco Schools?
patchifier
7:46 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
ReplyI can't see any reason why any school staff would have to strip search a student, or for that matter, be legally able to do so. Considering the vast array of laws against physical contact with minors (not to mention school policies on the topic of contact with students), I think most staff would be terrified to try it, even if the student is 18+. Not to mention, if it's severe enough to warrant a physical search, it's severe enough to already have contacted the police, who then can obtain the necessary warrant to proceed with a search and make an arrest if necessary. By that point, it's out of the school's jurisdiction anyway, so there's no reason for any school to have a policy that does anything other than prohibit strip searches.
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On the Blog Post Borough Hall Belongs to the Residents
patchifier
8:41 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
ReplyWell said, Mayor! The borough hall adds a much needed charm to the center of town and really should be preserved until such a point arrives as there is simply nothing more that can be done to save it. We are nowhere near that point yet.
Besides the historical worthiness of saving the building, it also provides a focal counterpoint to Main Street. If the rest of this proposal goes through, and Railroad Ave is turned into pedestrian space, and borough hall fixed up - then all you need it someone to fix up the old railroad depot and its lot and you'd have a good anchor to the S. Broad corridor that could help spur (re-)development on that side of town - providing the borough another asset for its continuing growth.
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On the article Electronic-Waste Recycling in Full Swing in PA
patchifier
9:53 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
ReplyThat's always the problem with this. It's a great idea, but the implementation is terrible. There are far too few collections, and even when you do get to one, you often have to spend an hour in line. It's just not worthwhile unless you have a lot of stuff to dispose of. So instead people consider that even under the best intentions, their options are to either 1) track down a drop off, travel there, then wait in ridiculously long lines to dispose of their items, or 2) simply put it in the trash, with no real consequence for doing so.
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On the article Renovation Options Show New Lansdale Municipal Complex
patchifier
9:38 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
ReplyI feel for your old building woes, but borough hall should really be saved at all costs. Even if it's just keeping the shell around as an open space - maybe an atrium or display area since it has those great windows. The brick can be repointed, the masonry walls supplemented with new structure, the roof replaced, cupola fixed, insides gutted, but just don't tear it down.
On the other hand, I'm all for turning Railroad Ave into a pedestrian/access street.
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On the article Advanced Living Cuts Ribbon on 5-Unit Apartment Community
patchifier
3:56 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012
ReplyFor all the fuss this neighborhood has made about the YMCA expansion, you'd think they'd be having a fit over this place. These same people are not simply visiting, they are LIVING AMONGST YOU!!!! Woooooooooooooooo!!!! Zombie 'pocalypse and stuff!!!!!!!!!
(j/k in case you missed the sarcasm :-)
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On the article Alleged Pot Dealer Arrested in Lansdale
patchifier
7:50 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
ReplyIf the PD really has this much free time on their hands, how about spending it nabbing everyone making illegal left turns onto and off of Main St.? It would be far more lucrative, and probably more likely to save lives as well!
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On the article Silk Factory Lofts in Lansdale Sold in Sheriff Sale
patchifier
8:13 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
ReplyWell that's certainly more informative than the notice Morgan taped to the front door to announce the changeover.
Also begs the question of what happened to Reinhold, who up until Wednesday gave every impression of running the place.
patchifier
2:19 pm on Friday, March 29, 2013
There's nothing wrong with charging $1 for parking on Main St. What is wrong is that the borough is using intensely outdated meters that only accept coins! Modern meters/pay kiosks that accept coins, bills, credit card, mobile, etc. are prolific enough by this point that there's no excuse not to use those instead. If the borough really wants to be serious about leading the way into the future, they shouldn't neglect modernizing parking while they're at it.
As to the note about businesses being closed on First Fridays - this is a big problem, not to mention stupid business. Why not be open when you have thousands of customers walking past your door? Many of the businesses along Main St., especially the parts/thrift stores we have in abundance, are precisely the sort of places that people won't visit unless they have time to kill strolling around the neighborhood - or for some reason need to go to these stores to get something they can't find at Lowe's or AutoZone. Chance visits can lead to future business, businesses should realize that.