In yet another year of in-fighting in Washington, political dysfunction and tales of gloom and doom, it is important to remember to vote in local elections, especially this off-year.  In reality, all political change occurs at the local level and oftentimes it is the neighbors we elect who have the most impact on our lives in the form of taxes, recreation areas,...

A project spearheaded by Dr. Eric Stein last year will came to fruition today as we start a trial of installing 50 new parking meters which will take credit cards. About ten meters were installed today, and the installation will be completed by Friday. The project was developed in the Technology Committee (of which I am a member) and incorporates a variety of...

Litter is, unfortunately, a huge issue still in Media. Dr. Eric Stein has been working diligently in the past year (and prior to that) to work with the Media Business Authority and local businesses to clean up State Street particularly on the weekends. Borough staff run the street sweepers on the weekday mornings, but the issue appears to be the cigarette...

I am pleased to announce that Media Borough Council tonight approved the archival of legislative meetings for use on YouTube. Dr. Eric Stein, chair of the Technology Committee, made the announcement at the legislative meeting. Residents can find the videos, archived from January 2012 forward, located on the Media Borough YouTube channel. Videos should be available...

At last night’s legislative session, Media Borough Council voted 4-3 in favor of design parameters for the 3rd Street Dam: A width of 28 feet for the road and pedestrian surface A single lane of minimum width required by PennDOT with adequate drainage widths, one way heading west to east A buffer between the lane and the level pedestrian area Hiring a...