March, 2021

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A Letter from Benjamin Hover, Council President

Dear Neighbors in Lansdowne,

This spring, as the beautiful song birds return and the flowers bloom, Lansdowne Borough Council is proud that the Lansdowne Renaissance continues with investment in our infrastructure and businesses opening in our downtown. Several major projects are moving from the design stage to the creation stage; some projects are moving from the creation to completion stage.

Public Health and Safety

As many in the community have heard, our representatives in Delaware County on the local, County, and state level are advocating for more vaccines to be distributed in Delaware County. Lansdowne Borough Council shares the frustration of many of our residents in acquiring the vaccine. Please find the link to the possibilities to register for the vaccine here:  https://delcopa.gov/covid/vaccination.html

In the meantime, please remember to Mask up! Even after receiving the vaccine, please remember to mask up and take necessary precautions to not spread the virus.

Sewer Fee and Tax Bills

Since the distribution of the tax bills this past January, residents reported discrepancies on their Sewer fees from the previous year. Through consultation with the Borough Tax Collector, Lansdowne Borough Council located the miscalculation and is currently working with Bill Smith, Lansdowne Borough’s Tax Collector to remedy the error.

Residents should expect to receive a new Tax Bill from the Tax Collector. And, for most residents, the error will result in a refund of the error.

On behalf of council, I would like to thank the residents for their patience as Borough Council, the Mayor,  our Borough Manager, and Tax Collector researched and created a plan to fix the error on the tax bill.

Read the Borough Council’s Statement Here

Volunteer Opportunities:

While the weather warms, please consider supporting the town we all love by volunteering at several events in our parks and around town.

Read More Here 

Important Vaccine Information for Lansdowne Residents Age 65 and Older

Borough Council Meeting Notes:

March, 2021

• A letter from Senior Community Services regarding the Borough’s contribution to the organization
• A petition from the HLTC regarding its land development proposal
• The initiation of a process for a substantial review and revision of its Comprehensive Plan
• Street restoration alternatives for Strafford Avenue and Windermere Avenue
• A proposed resolution in recognition of Women’s History Month

• Authorize the payment of bills for the period.
• authorize change order for Stratford Avenue ½ mill and overlay
• adopt a resolution in recognition of Women’s History Month
• authorize change order for the restoration of Windermere Avenue

• DELCORA – Act 537 Correspondence
• The designation of Lansdowne Borough by the Arbor Day Foundation as Tree City USA in 2020 
• The availability of rental and utility assistance for funding for tenants through the American Rescue Plan
• A letter from the owner of 41 South Union Avenue in Upper Darby
• A proposed agreement with Verizon Inc for the installation of small cell wireless facilities/antennas
• A proposed body camera policy for police body cameras
• A mural proposed for the SEPTA Bridge on South Lansdowne Avenue
• Disbursement of funds to the LEDC
• Sponsorship of the Darby Creek Valley Association for its clean-up day in April.
• A resolution proposed to mark April as Fair Housing Month
• Funding through the American Rescue Plan
• Workshop Forums scheduled by the Environmental Advisory Council

• authorize payment of bills for the period
• appoint Kate Clifford to the HARB for a three-year term expiring 3/17/2024
• adopt Resolution 2021-07 recognizing April as Fair Housing Month
• to remove a street tree at 27 North Lansdowne Avenue
• to replace street tree at 27 North Lansdowne Avenue 5 feet south of the adjacent driveway
• to disburse $15,000 to the LEDC
• to sponsor the DCVA Clean-up day
• to approve solicitation of private web camera locations 

Statement Regarding Sewer Bill Overcharges:

• The Borough Tax Collector is in the process of printing and mailing new 2021 tax bills with corrected sewer fees. These corrected tax bills should be mailed within the next ten days.
• The Borough will refund any overpayment that it receives based on the overcharges in 2021 tax bills.

Resolutions

Recycling Reminder: 

Please keep recycling clean! J. P. Mascaro, Lansdowne's recycling contractor, has seen an increase in contaminated recycling at its single stream recycling plant. 

The contamination rate at the J. P. Mascaro Total Recycle single stream recyclable materials processing facility has doubled over the past 12 months. This has created a twofold problem for us. One, instead of recycling materials, they are being forced to take the contaminated materials to their landfill to dispose of them, which is an additional expense, not to mention using up valuable landfill space. Secondly, many of these contaminants (non-recyclable materials} are causing costly breakdowns of our recycling lines, and, in some cases, even causing fires. 

Click here to learn more about what you CAN and CANNOT recycle. 

Lead Poisoning Remediation Programs

See the list of all the EAC Workshops below

CDC Releases Guidelines For Those Who are Fully Vaccinated

Delaware County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event:

From the Lansdowne Public Library

Lansdowne Pets

No Skills needed. Click here to register. 

Public Borough Meetings:

Until further notice many of the previously scheduled meetings will not take place. The website calendar will provide virtual attendance directions for those meetings that are taking place.

Lansdowne Borough Information