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Frankford Civic Passes on Crown

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4731 Griscom St.

In an, at times contentious, meeting of the Frankford Civic Association on April 4th, the membership voted unanimously to oppose the opening of a Crown Fried Chicken at 4731 Griscom Street.  Turnout was unusually large with some members carrying signed petitions of opposition already circulated and in hand.

The owner’s representative made a presentation to the group for a variance for use of the property for take out service.  Although the legal address is on Griscom Street the store would be located in what was formerly Lee’s shoe repair at Oxford and Griscom.

Residents of that block of Griscom Street spoke out vehemently against the variance.  Gary and Sandra both cited the history of drugs and violence which plagued the area last year with 3 murders during that time. Recent months have shown improvement and they do not want to see a business open which they believe will lead to a return to the bad old days.  They made it clear that the issue is not personal to this owner but would be the same for any business keeping late hours for take out food.  These businesses belong on a commercial corridor and not at the end of a residential block.

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1708 Orthodox St.

In another case, the owner of 1728 Orthodox is seeking a variance to build a one story garage for storage of two small trucks and equipment used in his contracting business.  He made his presentation but the membership voted to oppose that use although the vote was not unanimous.  The objections centered on the fact that it is a busy residential block with occupied houses on both sides of the now empty lot.

There was a moment of silence at the beginning of the meeting to commemorate the loss of four board members since November of 2010.  Thelma Young, Frances Clay, Kevin Walch and Steve McClintock all actively served to Civic.  Representative James Clay, son of Frances Clay, also said a few words.

Penny Colgan-Davis, Principal of Frankford Friends School, spoke about some exciting plans for the school.

Zoning hearings for the properties discussed at this meeting will be held at the Zoning Board of Adjustment offices at 1515 Arch Street on the 18th floor on Wednesday April 17th .  1708 Orthodox Street is scheduled for 4PM.  4731 Griscom is scheduled for 5PM.  The hearing is open to the public.

The next meeting of the Frankford Civic Association will be held on May 2nd at 7PM at Aria Hospital.

 

 

 

 

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Frankford Civic Association Meeting takes Up New Restaurant at Griscom and Oxford

The owner of the property at the corner of Oxford Avenue and Griscom (4731 Griscom St.) is scheduled to attend the Frankford Civic Association meeting on February 6th.  He has already obtained a permit for a restaurant for the building but is willing to present his business plan to the community.  It does not involve a take out food license.  This location was previously proposed to be the location of a Crown Fried Chicken take out store.

Weather permitting, the meeting will be at 7PM at Aria Hospital.

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Frankford Civic Gives Thumbs Up to Jackson Street Day Care

meetiing 05022013At the Frankford Civic Association meeting on May 2nd, the group voted to support the zoning request to operate a day care center at 5045 Jackson Street.  Pete Specos, President of the Civic Association, had reviewed all the paperwork made a site visit prior to the meeting.

The residents of the 4700 block of Griscom Street are up in arms about sanitation.   With a large vacant lot on the block, people come to walk their dogs and fail to clean up afterwards.  One resident noted that its even spread to Frankford Avenue.  They want signs posted warning the offenders that there is a $300 fine for this offense.  Pete Specos said he would refer the problem to the sanitation police.

Other issues at the meeting:

  • The group voted to support a variance for a kitchen extension at 1950 Bridge Street.
  • A case for a garage at 1728 Orthodox which was discussed at last month’s meeting and did not find support. It was continued by the zoning board at the hearing downtown.  The Civic took another vote and the result was to support the variance.
  • The application by the owner of 4731 Griscom Street for a variance for a take out Crown Fried Chicken store was withdrawn. He hopes to find a use for the property the meets approval by the community.
  • A resident reports that two dead dogs have been found in Northwood Park recently.  That issue will be referred to the proper authority.
  • A resident of the 4800 block of Oxford Avenue attended the meeting looking for guidance in becoming block captain and organizing a clean up.  Several other block captains offered advice.

This was an unusually well attended meeting with close to 30 people in the meeting room.  The next Frankford Civic Association meeting will be held on June 6th at 7PM at Aria Hospital.

 

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Active PSA1 Meeting in April

Sargeant Ammons lead the PSA1 meeting on April 16th at Aria Hospital.  Discussion centered on strategies rather than specific problem areas.

The recent shooting death at Penn and Arrott Sts. was drug related.

Residents concerns about the proposed Crown Fried Chicken store at Oxford and Griscom are driven by the fear that a business keeping late hours will attract violence and drug and alcohol users.  Pete Specos, representing the Frankford Civic Association, has been in contact with the store owner’s representative.  They have indicated that they were looking to have their zoning case continued in hopes of gaining community support.  Both the Frankford Civic and the Frankford NAC have voted to oppose the variance for the store.

One resident pointed out that the building at 4651 Frankford Avenue is being used as a teen club opening at 10PM on the weekends.  This address has been the location of similar problems in the past.  See our previous report here.

Another resident reported suspicious cars parked on the 4700 block of Penn Street.  Sargent Ammons gave direction on how to handle that problem.

Sam, owner of the Sugar and Spice at Frankford and Foulkrod, demonstrated his new video security system.  With over 10 modern video cameras, it can be accessed over the internet and is available to the Philadelphia Police for use at this very challenging location.  It is clear enough to read the license plate on a car at a distance.

Sargeant Ammons mentioned that the foot patrol officers now walking the beats along Frankford Avenue and the side streets are being trained on bicycle patrol and ass soon as all have been through that training we will start seeing the bikes on the street.  Those bike patrols will great enhance response time on the officers.

The next PSA1 meeting will be held at Aria Hospital on May 14th at 7PM.

 

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Notes on NAC April Meeting

The NAC (Neighborhood Advisory Council) met on April 11th at 2nd Baptist Church to hear two zoning cases.

The group heard a presentation from the owner of 1708 Orthodox street who wants to build a one story garage/storage facility on the property for his contracting business.  He needs a zoning variance for this use of the property.  Members expressed concern about the traffic in the residential area.  The vote taken was to not support the request for the variance.IMG_2018web

The owner of 4731 Griscom Street made his case for a Crown Fried Chicken take out store.  He needs a zoning variance for that type of business.  The location is at the corner of Griscom and Oxford and the entrance would actually be on the Oxford Avenue side of the building. Members raised the issue of the store hours and the fact that the 4700 block of Griscom is a residential area.  The vote was unanimous against supporting the variance.

The next NAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday May 9th at 2nd Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.