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Special Meetings this week: 3rd Street Dam, and $7,000 to pay for a band

Aug 02

Special Meetings this week: 3rd Street Dam, and $7,000 to pay for a band

This week, Media Borough Council is hosting two Special Meetings. 3rd Street Dam Design Status, August 3rd, 2011, 7:00 PM The first meeting is Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM to discuss the 3rd Street Dam design with the engineering firm Schnabel Engineering. A group called Friends of Glen Providence Park recently formed with a goal of attempting to improve the existing...

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Lug your recycling and trash to the corner two days a week?

Jul 20

As some may know, Media Borough recently contracted with a new recycling vendor, J.P. Mascaro and Sons last April. The new vendor was a significant savings over the previous vendor. Apparently, J.P. Mascaro is willing to pick up the recycling on the same schedule as the previous vendor, but has requested Borough Council to service the entire town on a single day...

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Borough Council sells 1 West State Street in 4-3 Vote to Claudio Sandolo: What happened?

Jul 07

Borough Council voted 4 to 3 to sell 1 West State Street last Thursday evening for $670,000 to Claudio Sandolo, after voting down the offer from Christian Christiansen and The Heritage Group 3 to 4. Because each offer goes by many names, for readers, to clarify: Christian Christiansen, The Heritage Group, and Bluestone development are all the same name for the first...

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3rd Street Dam History, Agreement, and Issues, June 16th, 2011

Jun 16

Approximately eleven residents came to the borough council meeting on June 16th, 2011 to discuss their concerns regarding the legal agreement made by the borough council with Broomall’s Lake Country Club and the County of Delaware. The History of 3rd Street Dam The quick background on the 3rd Street Dam: 1999: The dam and roadway were damaged in Hurricane...

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Borough Council Workshop Meeting Notes, June 2nd, 2011: 3rd Street Dam Design

Jun 02

Borough Council Workshop Meeting Notes, June 2nd, 2011: 3rd Street Dam Design

Borough Council met on June 2nd at 7:38 PM for their workshop meeting. Of note to borough residents: 3rd Street Dam Design Updates An engineer from Schnabel Engineering was asked to present the status of the design for the 3rd Street Dam. The engineer, John Harrison, covered the status of the various applications to PennDOT and other regulatory agencies, and was...

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