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Zoning Overlay and the Frankford Special Services District
The meeting of the Frankford Civic Association covered quite a few issues, so I haven’t had the time to report on an important piece of news that did come out. When the Frankford Special Services District (FSSD) came into being several years ago it included a zoning overlay. That was to take some control over what types of businesses would open up in the district. When the FSSD legislation expired in December of 2005 the zoning overlay also expired.
The city law department has determined that since the FSSD has now been resurrected, the zoning overlay is also now in effect. The result is that the community once again has some influence over the opening of certain types of businesses. This places a greater burden on the board of the Frankford Civic as our representatives in these zoning issues. There will be more cases that they will have to review.
It also makes it imperative that the Civic, State Rep and City Councilperson work together on these issues. Can we count of all of these folks working together for the bettement of Frankford?
We Are Saturated
A town hall meeting was held in Frankford Tuesday night at St. Joachims in the parish hall. You will find many opinions from those in attendance at to the success of the meeting. Some folks were at the meeting with the belief that it was to discuss the conversion of the old Frankford Day Nursery into another half way house. This was not the case and that misunderstanding should fall on the organizers of the meeting.
The meeting appeared to have been hastily organized but that impression may have come from incorrect or little information available before hand. However the outcome of the meeting was an acknowledgment by councilperson Maria Quinonez-Sanchez that yes Frankford has a serious problem and it is going to take some work to fix it.
Sounds like a commitment to me. There is no magic wand that will solve the kind of problem we have in Frankford. The decision to actually adddress it will do for me. Drugs are a part of modern life and several folks at the meeting spoke out that we are not against the services being offered to the poor souls hooked on drugs. We are opposed to being the main location for all these services. That has to end.
Next we need to enforce the existing laws and regulations to shut down those services that are not run properly. And finally we have to go after those flop houses that exploit these folks, take their money and do nothing for them. They are sucking the sould out of the community and deserve to be run out of town.
How can you help? Report every flop house you know to the councilperson’s office and let them find out if they are licensed. 215-686-3448 or 3449.
Now thanks to Maria Quinones-Sanchez and Tony Payton. Also, as I was listening to the tape tonight I think I heard that a representative from Senator Specter’s office was in attendance. If so, thanks Arlen. If I missed anybody, let me know pols.
Real estate transactions
Real estate transactions in January in Frankford are listed below. Thanks to our friends at ReMax Cityspace.
| 5423 Mulberry St $148,900 |
| 880 E Sanger St $114,900 |
| 5246 Marlowe St $30,000 |
| 1231 Kenwyn St $62,000 |
| 956 Granite St $92,900 |
| 1670 E Cheltenham Ave $114,300 |
| 5117 Oxford Ave $107,000 |
| 2120 E Cheltenham Ave $26,000 |
| 1522 Church St $62,000 |
| 4600 Pilling St $166,500 |
| 5444 Charles St $110,000 |
| 2074 Carver St $34,000 |
| 1619 Brill St $36,317 |
| 5334 Akron St $125,000 |
| 2038 Granite St $20,750 |
Very important Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, February 3rd
There will be a town hall meeting tomorrow (February 3, 2009) at Saint Joachim’s Church from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM regarding the rehab situation in FKD. This is the meeting that the NE Times reported would take place. It is the meeting Frankford has been promised since the summer. And it must be important else they would have given the community proper notice so that all could attend. Apparently they do not want many of us to be there. Please come and show your interest.
