Township of HAVERFORD PENNSYLVANIA
SUMMER 2016 NEWSLETTER
Steve D'Emilio 1st Ward Commissioner
Mario Oliva 2nd Ward Commissioner
Kevin McCloskey 3rd Ward Commissioner
Inside This Issue Contact Information................................2 Note from Township Manager.................4 College Avenue Bridge Closure................6 Fire Sirens - Answering the Call ...............8 100th Anniversary for Police Force........10 Police Officer Memorialized ..................12 Library News.........................................14 Skatium News .......................................16 Grange Estate Summer Camps...............18 EAC Green Update.................................20 Mosquitos - Take the BITE Out...............22 Become a Tree Tender ...........................24 Household Waste Disposal Notices........25 Home Rehabilitation Program...............26 Flood Insurance Notice..........................26 CREC News.......................................28-30
Daniel J. Siegel 4th Ward Commissioner
Andy Lewis 5th Ward Commissioner
Larry Holmes 6th Ward Commissioner
There are many new public construction projects proposed for Haverford Township over the next two years. You can read about a few of them inside this edition. The projects include: The construction of a new combined Police and Township building at the Veteran's Field Park, home to the current Police facility, V e t e ra n s ' M e m o r i a l , m u l t i p l e playfields and the Skatium. The project site will be under construction for 18 months, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2016. For a brief period of time, public parking will not be available until the parking lot between the current Police station and the Skatium has been reconstructed. Unfortunately, the skate park and the recycle facilities will be closed, and will be relocated. Watch for further information as the final plans for those facilities are completed. The Township does a road program every two years as a part of the scheduled maintain to our road system. The bid award has been approved to mill and overlay the Township-owned roads identified for inclusion in this year's program. Notices will be sent to affected property owners to advise them of work on their street. If you live on one
James E. McGarrity 7th Ward Commissioner
Chris Connell, Sr. 8th Ward Commissioner
William F. Wechsler 9th Ward Commissioner
of these roads, please be patient during the construction and cooperate with any requests to move vehicles that may be in the way of the work. As an energy and cost-saving measure, the Haverford Township has begun changing out its street light system to an all LED light system. Work on this multi-year project will begin shortly in the West Gate Hills section of the Township and we hope to convert the lights in one neighborhood every four months. It may take a week or two to adjust to this new type of lighting and we will be making adjustments to the lights as needed to meet a safe street lighting standard. The College Avenue bridge will be closed by PennDOT later this year. Traffic detours will be set up by PennDOT. See the bridge plans and renderings on the inside of this newsletter and watch for news of community meetings to discuss the traffic controls during the closure. Last, but not least, the Haverford Township Free Library is in the process of developing plans for comprehensive renovations to its existing facility. At this time, construction is planned to commence in May of next year. Watch for more news.
Haverford Township • 2325 Darby Road • Havertown, PA • Delaware County • 610-446-1000 • www.haverfordtownship.com