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Residents Oppose Grocery Store Zoning for Margaret and Hawthorne

In a community meeting at Aria Hospital on August 16th over 30 residents came to voice their opposition to a zoning application for a grocery store at 4691 Hawthorne Street.  This is for former location of the T&T bar which was the site of the murder of Chris Spence.

The opposition from the neighbors is based on the litter and loitering that inevitably come with a corner store, no matter how well run it may be.  They note there there are as many as 16 grocery stores within a five block radius of that location now.

The neighborhood has been relatively quiet since the bar was shut down and the neighbors are very wary of any new business going into that location.

They listened politely to the presentation and then left declaring that there would be signed petitions at the next Frankford Civic Association meeting to document the depth of opposition in the neighborhood.

At the Frankford Civic meeting in September, the owners will make their presentation again.  The neighbors will express their views and the the Civic will vote on whether to support or oppose the zoning variance.

The owners will still have the right to go to a zoning hearing for the case but with community opposition, their case would be more difficult.

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Special Neighborhood Meeting August 16th

T&T Bar, 4691 Hawthorne Street

4691 Hawthorne St.

To the neighbors who live in the area of Hawthorne and Margaret Street near the old TNT bar.   The new owners wish to open a grocery store at that location.  We met with them several months ago about the opening.  Many neighbors had concerns about what will be coming to this corner. There will be a special meeting to address the concerns of the neighbors.

The meeting will be held on Thursday August 16, 2012 at 7 PM at ARIA health Center, the old Frankford Hospital second-floor lunchroom.  The owners will be present to answer any questions. Please tell your neighbors to attend. Their voice is valuable.

For more information you may contact Pete Specos president Frankford Civic 267-738-3103

 

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Zoning Hearing Scheduled for 4761 Griscom St.

4761 Griscom Street

As discussed at the most recent Frankford Civic Association meeting, a zoning hearing is scheduled for August 8, 2012:

ZBA Hearing Date: Wednesday 08/08/2012 02:00:00 +01:00	 Calendar No.: 18129	 Address: 4761 GRISCOM ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19124
Owner: SUE YIN & ROBERT JON LEUNG	 Applicant: TARA KAO KAO LAW FIRM, LLC	 Attorney: TARA KAO KAO LAW FIRM, LLC	 Appeal No.: 399196	  Appeal Date: 06/01/2012
Proposal:
CERTIFICATE FOR A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT. FOOD SERVE IN DISPOSABLE WARE. NODISPENSING WINDOW ON 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH EXISTING ONE (1)FAMILY DWELLING ON 2ND FLOOR AND VACANT 3RD FLOOR IN AN EXISTINGSTRUCTURE.           (FAST TRACK)

See the property here -> http://www.banditproject.org/ZBABot/PropertyDetail.aspx?Address=4761+GRISCOM+ST
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Quickie Mart Causes Quite a Stir at the Frankford Civic Meeting

The most recent Frankford Civic meeting on June 7th, involved the usual routine zoning issues.  The main issue on the agenda that caused a great deal of discussion was the application by the Quickie Mart for beer sales.

The Quickie Mart is located at Unity Street and Frankford Avenue and has been in business for about 12 years.  Harry Patel the owner wants to be able to sell beer.  He proposes to remodel the store and have an eat in dining area in the front of the store.  This is the floor plan proposed.  quickiemart

Community concern is that you cannot walk down the street on that part of Frankford Avenue without encountering somebody drinking or carrying a beer can.  So will the addition of the Quickie Mart beer sales make that situation worse.

The offset is that the Quickie Mart is coming to the community and trying to do the application properly.  There are other places on the Avenue who are selling take out beer in violation of liquor control laws and are not prosecuted at all.

The discussion was heated but civilized and no vote was taken by the civic board at the meeting.  You can see the video below.  It is long but informative of the issues involved.

Also discussed at the meeting was the proposed 36 person recovery house to be opened at 4834 Penn St.  That property is still under investigation.

The next meeting of the Frankford Civic Association will be held on July 5th at Aria Health at 7PM.

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