West Ambler Community Meeting Set For August 18

August 4, 2022

West Ambler Community Meeting Set For August 18

The Township will host a West Ambler Community meeting on Thursday, August 18 between 6 and 8

p.m. at the Daniel Dowling American Legion Post #769 at 351 Maple Avenue.

Attendees are welcome to drop in at any time to review plans and offer input on the Boys & Girls Club and on plans for Wissahickon Park.

Township Officials, members of the Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Club, and design consultants will be present to discuss plans and speak with community members.

Representatives from the Whitpain Recreation Association and Ambler Whitpain Youth Football will also be present to answer questions and provide information about youth sports opportunities and programs.

Road Resurfacing To Begin Next Week

The Township's annual road resurfacing project will begin next week. Roads that will be resurfaced are below.

The Township will post a day-by-day schedule to the website as soon as the schedule is determined in consultation with the project's contractor. Road resurfacing is highly weather dependent so changes to the schedule may occur.

Portion Of Former Unisys Property To Come Before Zoning Hearing Board On August 18

Representatives from Alliance Partners will appear before the Zoning Hearing Board at its next scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 18. This application has been continued by the applicant since February. The Planning Commission will also discuss this application at its August 9 meeting. Anyone interested in the proposal can attend the meetings virtually or in person.

Alliance Partners is seeking zoning relief for a 26.57-acre property located at 795 Jolly Road. This property is more commonly known as Parcel D and is the undeveloped portion of the former Unisys Property. The applicant is seeking relief to allow loading docks and warehouse space in excess of what is permitted in their zoning district.

Shot Of Southern Concert Tonight

Shot of Southern performs tonight at Wentz Run Park at 7 p.m. There is still time to catch a movie or concert this summer. Here are the remaining events.

August 4: Shot of Southern concert
August 9: Encanto movie
August 11: Bigg Romeo
September 16: drive-in movie TBA

Click here for more details

Township Receives Annual Financial Report

On Tuesday evening, August 2, the Board of Supervisors held a joint meeting with the Elected Auditors to review the 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

This annual report offers a very detailed and thorough look at the Township’s financial condition. Once again, this year the annual financial report was free of findings and there were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses relating to the audit.

Environmental Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting

The Township’s newly formed Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) held its first meeting on August 3.

The Committee appointed Sue Royer as Chair, Ruth Chang as Vice Chair, and Andrea Coccodrilli as Secretary. The committee’s other members include Zbigniew Bieniaszewski and Ken Corti.

Moving forward, the EAC will hold monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Township Meeting Schedule

Township meetings are held in hybrid mode and can be attended in-person or via Zoom. Please go to the Agenda Center for details of each meeting.

Click for the Meeting Calendar

Click here for the Agenda Center

August 9: Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m.

August 16: Board of Supervisors, 6 p.m.

August 18: Zoning Hearing Board, 7 p.m.

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