Media Borough Council convened at 7:31 PM on Thursday, August 18th for their regular legislative session. Peter Williamson was absent from the meeting. Hampton Inn receives final approval In a 5 to 1 vote, with Jim Cunningham (R) as the sole dissenting vote, the Hampton Inn received final approval for the hotel to build in the lot behind Rite Aid on Baltimore...

Borough Council met for another special meeting on August 4th, 2011 at 7:30 PM to discuss two matters. All members were present, except Monica Simpson who attended the meeting via telephone. Mass Gathering Permits The first item was a mass gathering permit for Iron Hill, which was discussed briefly, and approved unanimously by all members of borough council. They had...

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...

The Media 5 Mile Race was a resounding success last night with thousands of racers, residents, and visitors crowding on State Street, Veterans Square, and around town to watch the racers and cheer them on. Winning the race was 23-year old Dan Lewis of Ardmore, PA with a race time of 25:25.67, with a 5:05 minute mile. The fastest runner in the Women’s category...

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...