January Zoning Meeting

Our January Zoning Meeting will be held Thursday, January 28th, 7pm at 1st District Police (24th & Wolf). Right now we have one Applicant scheduled:

1927-1929 West Passyunk Ave (Brewery ARS)

“PERMIT FOR MANUFACTURING OF BEER (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) AND SALE OF BEER TO INCLUDE SMALL TASTING ROOM AND SALE OF PRE-PACKAGED FOOD (RETAIL SALE OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.”

WPNA December Elections

We will be holding an election during our December meeting, Monday December 14th, St Edmond Rectory (21st & Snyder) 6:30pm.  Please see our bylaws for any questions regarding elections including eligibility to vote and be a candidate:

Positions that will be up for election are as follows
Vice President
Secretary
At-Large Board Members
Both Co-Chair positions of all Committees 

If you are interested in running for a position, please email our current Secretary, JG McMillan, cashewhead at gmail dot com before November 15th, 2015.  

WPNA Thanksgiving Basket Initiative

This year for our Holiday Initiative, West Passyunk Neighbors Association has decided to donate Thanksgiving Food Baskets and Grocery Store Gift Cards to families and individuals in our community.

Folks can contribute to our initiative by either donating non-perishable food or monetary donations.  Please contact us at westpassyunkneighbors@Hotmail.com for more information.

If you'd like to donate money via paypal, please use this link

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZKS626NZSGQRW

Please also contact us with families or individuals who live in or near our boundaries (18th to 25th, Passyunk to Mifflin) that you feel would benefit from one of our Thanksgiving Food Baskets.

Thank you all very much
Jessica Gould
President
WPNA

WPNA - NEWBOLD , TREE PRUNING EVENT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015
Please join us for the second installment of the WPNA - Newbold Tree Pruning Event.
We will be meeting at The Stephen Girard Elementary School Garden,
18th Street and West Passyunk Ave. at 10:00am. We will be working with certified
arborist Brice Dorwart. We will start in the garden then work our way into the
neighborhood. Come out and meet some neighbors. All are welcome!

Show Us Your Stoop - Front Step Garden Contest 2015

Join in our second annual "Show us your Stoop" front step garden contest May 15 thru July 1st, 2015.
All residents and businesses within the West Passyunk Neighbors boundaries are invited to participate.
Send a photo with address to our facebook page ( www.facebook.com/WPNAPhilly ).
Or email to: westpassyunkneighbors@hotmail.com
Three winners will be chosen and announced by July 6th , 2015
Get creative with flowers and plants while keeping the block green and clean!

Warriner Park Cleanup and Flea Market

Flea Market
We will be holding a Flea Market at Warriner Park (24th & Passyunk), this Saturday May 2nd from 9am to 2pm.  Everyone & Anyone are welcome to set up a table or blanket and sell, sell, sell.  No registration or fee is required.  WPNA will have a table at the Flea Market where we will be selling baked goods, other miscellaneous items, and West Passyunk hoodies & tees.  Please consider dropping off baked goods to sell.  Also let me know if you are available to sit at the table for a few hours to keep me company: )
Warriner Park Cleanup
We will be kicking off our weekly Warriner Park Cleanups on Wednesday April 29th at 7pm.  Please bring your own bag and gloves and help us cleanup litter from the triangle located at 24th & Passyunk.  Cleanups will be held every Wednesday at 7pm until this fall.  We will also definitely be visiting Dati's Homeade Water Ice and Ice Cream after the cleanup!!!

Tree Planting Spring 2015 - Saturday April 25

On Saturday, April 25, PHS Tree Tenders and volunteers will be planting 14 trees in the West Passyunk, Newbold and Girard Estates neighborhoods. We will be meeting at 9:30 am. in the front yard of Girard Elementary School at 18th Street and West Passyunk Ave. Please come out and volunteer. Help us reach the milestone of 500,000 trees in the Plant One Million campaign this year. It's going to be a great day!

Girard Elementary Fundraiser - Help the 1st Graders Go See Pinocchio the Play!

 
Please join The Friends of Girard Elementary at South Philly Tap Room (1509 Mifflin St) on Monday April 13th from 4 - 7pm to raise money for the 1st graders at Girard to see the play Pinocchio!!
SPTR will be offering pints of Kenzinger for $1.50 and pints of Nodding Head Berliner Weiss for $3.  Sales of all pints of these 2 beers from 4 - 7pm will be donated directly to Girard.  
SPTR will be offering free fried PB&J bites while they last.
We will also be holding a 50/50 raffle (you do not need to be present to win)
If you are unable to attend, but would like to contribute, use this link to donate via paypal:
Please spread the word, this is going to be a really fun night and a fantastic opportunity for us to come together as a community and show our neighborhood public school how much we support them!
 
 
 
 

January Zoning Meeting - 1945 S 24th St (AMS Disposal)

Zoning Meeting - Thursday Jan 22, 7pm, 1st District Station (24th & wolf)
Applicant:
1945 S 24th St, AMS Waste Disposal:

PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF PERSONAL VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE AND WAREHOUSE (STORAGE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT) IN AN EXISTING GARAGE ; BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ON EXISTING ONE(1) STORY BUILDING ON FIRST FLOOR (BUILDING # 2) IN THE SAME LOT EXISTING TWO(2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING IN AN EXISTING TWO(2) STORY STRUCTURE (BUILDING #1). (ALL THE STRUCTURES ARE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED). NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.

Reminder- Our December Zoning Meeting is Tonight

Just a reminder, our December zoning meeting will take place tonight at 7PM at the 1st Dist Police Station, 2301 S 24th St (between Wolf & Ritner). We will hear from Angela Di Prima-Bucci & Michael Bucci about their proposal to convert the property at 2019 South Beechwood St. (between Snyder & McKean, 20th & 21st St.) into a two 2 family household.

The project consists of the reconstruction of a deteriorated rear wall, interior renovations and the addition of a rooftop deck. (We met with the property owners at our November meeting, the rooftop will not be a traditional "deck" but rather a green roof/garden space.)

A zoning refusal was issued as the property is 6 square feet short of what is allowed for a 2 family household. A second community meeting is being held in order to give area residents more time to give input into the project.

All interested parties and community members are welcome.

December Zoning Meeting-Tuesday Dec. 16th 7PM

Our December zoning meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 16th at 7PM at the 1st Dist Police Station, 2301 S 24th St (between Wolf & Ritner). We will hear from Angela Di Prima-Bucci & Michael Bucci about their proposal to convert the property at 2019 South Beechwood St. (between Snyder & McKean, 20th & 21st St.) into a two 2 family household.

The project consists of the reconstruction of a deteriorated rear wall, interior renovations and the addition of a rooftop deck. (We met with the property owners at our November meeting, the rooftop will not be a traditional "deck" but rather a green roof/garden space.)

A zoning refusal was issued as the property is 6 square feet short of what is allowed for a 2 family household. A second community meeting is being held in order to give area residents more time to give input into the project.

All interested parties and community members are welcome.

Neighborhood Cleanup at St Edmond's this Saturday

Please join us this Saturday, 10 am, at St Edmond Church (21st & Snyder) to help us clean the perimeter of litter & leaves.

St Edmond's has been so generous this year to allow us to hold our meetings in their rectory, the least we can do is help keep it looking beautiful!

Tools, gloves & bags will be provided. Meet at the Norwood St entrance to the parking lot. Hope to see you there!!