Tom Waring of the Northeast Times reports on the Northwood Civic meeting last week.  Focus on the Cancer Treatment Center’s need for expansion space.  Read it here.

• Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
  When-Sun, February 1, 12pm – 5pm

  Where-4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)

  Description-Presentation at 1:30 PM: Blacks at Gettysburg Jim Paradis
• Frankford Civic Association Meeting
  When-Thu, February 5, 7pm – 8pm

  Where-Frankford Hospital – 2nd floor conference room (map)

So said Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez at the meeting last week with Frankford stakeholders.

The Jan. 13 session focused on the number of recovery houses in Frankford, as well as which ones are funded by the Office of Addiction Services (OAS), an agency within the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services (DBH/MRS).

The impact of these substance-abuse treatment facilities – particularly some that residents believe are poorly supervised – has been a source of discussion for months.

City Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez (D-7th dist.) and state Rep. Tony Payton (D-179th dist.) organized the community meeting in response to ongoing requests from residents of Frankford and members of its civic association.

KatieRose Keenan writes an excellent report this week in the Northeast Times. Follow this link and read. Then take a look at the list of know drug treatment facilities mentioned in the post below this one.  If know of something not on the list, report it.  It’s time to get ugly.  It’s your town.  It’s time to take it back.

The Frankford Civic would like your help.   At the last meeting there was a discussion of the number of drug rehab related properties in Frankford.  In order to start taking control of the problem, there has to be a list of where they are.  In fact, even the city does not have an accurate list.  But the people who have one on their block sure know.  So take a look at the list which is posted on the civic’s web page.  If you know of one that is not on that list, contact them and let them know.  We can solve this problem if we all work on it together.  Do your part.

This is a map of the locations.

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We have updated the crime map page to include the period 1/05 to 1/18/2009.  Have a look here.