Haverford Business Developments

Haverford Business Developments - February 2019

Taste of the Township

An Evening of Culinary Delights

Thursday, April 2nd 5:00-9:00 pm

Llanerch Country Club

$25 in advance $30 at the door

Tickets at

www.DiscoverHaverford.org

HPED members will have priority to participate as vendors at the event.

Interested in sponsoring the event?

Download our sponsorship form!

Join the HPED First Wednesday Dining Club!

For the past several years, HPED has organized a dining club that meets every month or two for dinner at a Haverford Township restaurant. "The club offers the opportunity to try new restaurants, to support local businesses, and to meet new people," explains Angela Serensky, volunteer coordinator of the club.

Angela works with the restaurants to select a fixed price with several entree selections, plus appetizers and dessert. Interested residents should email Angela at [email protected] to get on the mailing list. When each dinner is planned, Angela will send out an invitation for members to sign up for that event. Bon Appetit!

HPED Welcomes Spear Jiu Jitsu!

HPED would like to welcome Spear Jiu Jitsu to Haverford Township. Co-owners Noah Spear and Lisa Isaacs opened their brand-new state of the art 3,200 square foot facility located at 1025 West Chester Pike in September.

Noah has been practicing Jiu Jitsu for 24 years and holds multiple competition titles including winning the IBJJF World Championships in Brazil. His years of experience lend themselves to his quality and style of teaching. Lisa began her Jiu Jitsu training 6 years ago as one of Noah’s students and quickly realized it was something she wanted to embrace as more than just a hobby or exercise program. Lisa and Noah became business partners and decided to combined Spear Jiu Jitsu’s two locations in Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia into one larger, more complete facility. When they saw the space in Havertown, they immediately knew it was the perfect place for them. “We immediately felt like a part of the community and are excited to be able to give more to our students through this beautiful new facility,” they explained.

HPED's 2020 Membership Drive

HPED Members: Your 2019 membership has expired, so if you have not yet renewed, please do it today! If you are not currently an HPED member, we hope you will join the 175+ businesses and resident members in our efforts to make Haverford Township the best it can be!

To become a member, click on the link below ford our membership form. Send in your membership form with a check or pay with paypal to [email protected].

Membership Form

Resident Membership $25 - Business Membership $100

Gold Sponsor $250 - Platinum Sponsor $500

Take the Haverford Township survey

to provide input into the new Comprehensive Plan!

What is the Comprehensive Plan?

In Pennsylvania, the Comprehensive Plan establishes a vision for future growth and development in a municipality. Among other things, it outlines challenges facing the community, identifies potential solutions, and provides guidance to appointed and elected officials on community planning-related decisions, including parks & recreation facilities.

Citizens' Survey

The Plan will recommend land development, transportation, parks, community facility and preservation actions for Haverford Township over the next decade. The Plan is likely to recommend adjustments to the Township's Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Ordinance primarily controls the ways different types of housing and businesses are allowed in different land areas.

Your responses to the Citizens' Survey will be used to help shape the Plan. If you wish to submit your responses online, you can follow the link below. Or, you can drop this survey off or mail it to: Haverford Township Building, 1014 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083.

Please try to return the survey by March 31, 2020.

Click here to take the Haverford Township Citizen Survey.

Save the Date!

March 18, 2020 at 7 PM

The Haverford Township Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee will host a public meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 7 PM in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at 1014 Darby Road, Havertown.

The purpose of the meeting on March 18th is to educate the public on the status of the Haverford Township Comprehensive Plan Update and to serve as a "Listening Session" during which attendees will be able to discuss public concerns and express their ideas. The meeting will begin at 7 PM with a short introduction by our Consultant, Mr. Charlie Schmehl of Urban Research and Development Corporation. This will be followed by an opportunity for attendees to visit several "stations". Attendees can take time to discuss what they've heard and provide input in a number of areas including housing and development; roads, pedestrian and bicycle safety; commercial corridors and development; public transportation; parks, recreation, trails; and, historic preservation.

This is an initial public meeting. There will be additional opportunities for public input later this year. In addition, the monthly meetings of the steering committee are open to the public.