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Northwood Civic Tries to Slow Down Castor Speedway

The Northwood Civic meeting on December 20th was not well attended due to the impending holiday but there were significant issues discussed.

Terry Heiser updated the group on the delays in completing the traffic calming project on Castor Avenue.   Having already postponed the most important parts of that work by 12 to 15 months, the Streets Department now has no dates for it.  One excuse only leads to another.

Accident at Castor Avenue and Foulkrod Street on January 12th – Photo from 6abc.com

In the meantime, the speeding and crashes are continuing unabated.  For instance, on December 12 a vehicle caromed off a collision at Haworth Street and across the lawns of two houses; also, on January 12 a vehicle rammed a tree and overturned at Foulkrod Street.  Heiser continues to urge our local officials to get the work done.

The owners of 1100 Haworth (Haworth and Large) need a zoning variance to legalize a fence they have already erected.  It will be discussed at the meeting on January 17.

Darrion Shuford, Chief of Staff for Rep. Jason Dawkins announced that the Dawkins office will be relocating to the Daral building at Paul and Frankford Avenue in January.  Dawkins will occupy the first floor while the Frankford CDC and NAC will be up on the second floor.

The next meeting of the Northwood Civic Association will be held on January 17th at 7 PM at Simpson Recreation Center at 1010 Arrott Street.

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Northwood Civic Uses Professional Blight Busters

Every neighborhood seems to have one: the house with the weeds cresting the windowsills, the caved-in porch, the swirls of trash, the collage of graffiti. Residents plead with City Hall for help, and violations get issued, yet somehow, the years go by, and the trash continues to pile up.

Northwood Civic is in the process of taking conservatorship of one property using this team.  Read who these guys are and how it works at the link below.

Source: These guys are Philadelphia’s professional blight busters

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Idiot Criminal Slashes Tires in Northwood on Christmas

In case you haven’t heard, it happened sometime between midnight and 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 900 block of Foulkrod Street.  Go to the link below to hear how the Northwood Civic reacts to help residents.

Source: Tires Slashed On Nearly A Dozen Vehicles In Northeast Philadelphia

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Raucus Bar an Issue at Frankford Civic

Out of control activity at the bar at 4101 Paul Street was an issue at the Frankford Civic meeting on December 1st.

Neighbors have called the police on several occasions in the last month due to activity at the bar at 4101 Paul Street at closing time.  The bar owned by 4101 New Addition Inc.

Residents also say that rooms are for rent in the building which has no rental license.  A complaint has been made to 311 to start an investigation.  If you have a problem with a bar you can make a formal complaint to the State Police at 800-932-0602.

Cars owned by the used car lots that line Torresdale Avenue continue to take up the sidewalks.  It is illegal but the police and the Philadelphia Parking Authority do nothing to enforce the law.  The kids coming and going to the Charter School on Tacony Street have to work hard to find a clear piece of sidewalk on the West side of Torresdale Avenue to walk in safety.

A used car lot at Oxford and Leiper, parks their cars on the street on 4800 Oxford avenue taking up scarce residential parking. There have been as many as 8 cars parked without tags on the street.  This issue is under investigation.

The group is looking at ways get the various key Frankford groups to collaborate and coordinate for events next year.  They are also looking at alternate locations for meetings to attract more active participation.

The crime report for PSA1 for November continues to show improvement in the area of major crime.

crime-summary

The next meeting of the Frankford Civic Association will be held on January 4th 2017 at St. Marks church at 4442 Frankford Avenue.