Winter Storm Update courtesy of Commissioner Siegel

Because of the snow storm, Thursday's trash and recycling collection (for January 27, 2011) is canceled. Regular trash collection will resume on Monday, January 31, 2011; recycling will next be collected on Thursday, February 3, 2011, along with regular trash collection.

The Township also reminds residents that, when possible, please park your vehicles in your driveway so that the snow plows can clear as much of each street as possible. Also, do not drive during the storm unless absolutely necessary.

Please also remember that it is a violation of the Township's ordinances for any property owner or his or her contractor, agent or employee to shovel, plow, discharge or otherwise place snow removed from a private property into any street, roadway, sidewalk or alley within the Township.

Finally, please be patient. Snow removal crews are working as quickly as possible to clear the roadways. Thanks for your cooperation!

Springfield - January Hearing Postponed

The Springfield Hearing, originally scheduled for January 27th, has been
postponed and rescheduled for February 24th at the request of the applicant.

The Zoning Board is expecting closing arguments regarding the application of the Bartkowski Investment Group. The company has requested permission to place the illuminated signs, measuring 672 square feet, in the 100,500,700 and 800 blocks of Baltimore Pike.

Area Residents Join In No Billboard Demonstration

Residents stand out in the cold Saturday morning to inform residents about an upcoming hearing on the proposed billboards coming to the area.

Via Haverford-Havertown Patch By Jennifer Kim

A group of about 10 residents from towns like Havertown, Springfield, Newtown and Marple stood on a bitter cold Saturday morning at the intersection of West Chester Pike and the Newtown Square Shopping Center with signs in hands against the proposed billboards coming to five local towns.

The sign holders are part of www.nobillboards.com, a group of organized residents from Marple, Newtown, Haverford, Springfield and Morton townships, opposing Bartkowski Investment Group (BIG) who have submitted applications for a total of 22 billboards in the five townships.
For the full article, please visit Haverford-Havertown Patch 

A Hero's Welcome!

Corporal Roy Basis
United States Marine Corps
Returns Home: Sunday 1/23/2011

Please JOIN us in Welcoming Home Corporal Roy Basis as we celebrate his safe return Home from Afghanistan!

Roy enlisted in the US Marine Corps in July 2007 and is a 0341, Mortarman. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from late 2008 to March 2009 and traveled to various countries such as Bahrain, Iraq, France, and Greece supporting other military operations. He also served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from June 2010 to January 2011 in Marjah, Afghanistan with Marines.

So...let's get out and show this Marine just how much we appreciate his service to our country!!!!

Cpl. Basis will be met at Philadelphia International Airport and escorted in parade fashion by A Hero's Welcome and the Warriors' Watch Riders.

The Escort will begin at Philadelphia Airport at approx. 3:00 pm.

From PHL the escort will travel North on Rt. 476 to exit 9 toward Broomall/Upper Darby, right onto E /Rt. 3, left on N. Eagle Road and right onto Lincoln Ave to our Hero's home.

The escort will proceed along the outlined route.

We invite you to stand outside on your walkways or curbs and wave your American Flags and show our Hero how much you appreciate his brave service to Our Country!!!!!

Please join us anywhere along the route and show your American Spirit!!!!!
THANK YOU!!

A Hero's Welcome                          Warrior's Watch Rider's
www.aheros-welcome.org                   www.warriorswatch.org

For more info: call Maria Hyland @ 610-327-2916

Havertown Parental Alert - *Update*

*Update* 

Alleged kidnapping attempt a misunderstanding amongst parents

For the full story/update, please visit: Havertown Patch

This currently floating around some local Facebook udpates...

Vote for your favorite small business for a chance to win a hiring grant from Intuit

Visit this link to vote!

Voting is fast and easy. Just share a few brief sentences about why you love the business. Only 1 vote per business, but vote for as many businesses as you wish.
Each vote, whether from a business owner or a fan, is like a raffle ticket. The more votes a business gets, the more chances they have to win $25,000 Intuit Hiring Grants that are awarded each month.
Your words matter! Our judges will review the 3 businesses who win between January and March to select the one Grand Prize winner of an Intuit Hiring Grant worth $50,000!

Visit this link to vote!

Optimist International Scholarship Contests

Last year, the Havertown Optimists club’s representative won a $1,500 scholarship in the Oratorical contest.

This year, our two contests are:

Essay Contest:
“How My Education Is the Key to a Successful Future”
Due no later February 11th, 2011

Oratorical Contest:
"If I Were Leader of the Free World, the First Issue I Would Address Would be ... "
Due date, the end of May 2011, specific date TBD)

More information can be found here:
http://www.optimist.org/e/member/scholarships1.cfm

If you have a child (or children) who are interested, please fell from to contact:

Scott McClatchy
Havertown Optimists
Secretary
Email: McLis@aol.com

Looks like the Billboard battle is spilling over to Newtown...

If you have any friends in the Newtown area, give them a heads up.  Theses are the same folks that we've been fending off in Havertown for over 2 years now.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Hearing Board of the Township of Newtown will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at 7:00 PM prevailing time, in the Newtown Township Building, 209 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square, Pa. for the purpose of hearing from persons who care to be heard for or against the following Petitions: 09-15 Bartkowski Investment Group Inc. P.O. Box 40236 Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, relating to the premises known as, 3105 West Chester Pike, 3545 West Chester Pike and 3517 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, Pa 19073. The Applicant is seeking the approval to develop three non-accessory outdoor advertising signs (Billboards) on three separate parcels within the boundaries of Newtown Township, PA. Specifically those parcels include the following: 3105 West Chester Pike Newtown 14ft by 48ft double faced sign, 62ft in height to top of sign. 3545 West Chester Pike Newtown 20ft by 60ft double faced sign, 78ft in height to top of sign. 3517 West Chester Pike Newtown 14ft by 48ft double faced sign, 57ft in height to top of sign. Applicant challenges the validity of the Newtown Township Zoning Ordinance as unconstitutionally exclusionary. Applicant further requests such variances that the Zoning Hearing Board deems necessary or desirable for the proposed use and as may be required by law. Harry J. Robinson Asst. Zoning Officer

January Winter Market

Haverford Township Farmers Market Association

January Winter Market
Oakmont Parking Lot
Saturday January 8, 2011

12 pm - 2pm
2419 West Darby Road, Havertown PA 19083

(The HTFMA is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization)

Haverford Zoning Board Hearing

RE: Billboards

January 6th
7:00 pm
Haverford Township Building
2325 Darby Road, Havertown