There is a full agenda for the September Frankford Civic Association meeting on the 3rd. Meeting to be held at 7 PM at St. Marks at 4442 Frankford Avenue.
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Frankford Library to Reopen on July 20th
Betsy Baxter, Librarian at the Frankford Library, announced at the Frankford Civic meeting that the work on the library building should be wrapped up in time for reopening on July 20th. The work included replacement of the heating and air conditioning systems as well as work on the floors, painting, stairs and the telephone system.
Pete Specos, who is President of the Frankford Civic Association is also Treasurer of the 15th Police District Advisory Council (PDAC), reported that they had another successful gun buy back on June 27th. The event was sponsored by Barbera’s on the Boulevard.
John Pagano (Barbers’s) , SWAT officer, Pete Specos, Art Carita (Barbera’s), the Bear, Phil Poppas
Kat Hardy talked to the group about the upcoming Frankford Old Head Softball game and cookout on August 22 at Ditman and Wakeling Streets. See more details at this link.
Several residents from the 4600 block of Penn Street talked about speeding on their block and the dangers of crossing the street in that area. Darrion Shuford, representing Rep. Jason Dawkins and Kat Hardy representing Sen. Tina Tartaglione both said they would address the issues. The residents were invited to come to the next PSA1 meeting to talk to the police directly.
The next meeting of the Frankford Civic Association will be held on August 6th at 7 PM at St. Marks Church 4442 Frankford Avenue.
Dr. Jerry Ratcliffe to Appear at Frankford Civic
Dr. Jerry Ratcliffe, Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University will attend the Frankford Civic Association meeting on June 3rd. Dr. Ratcliffe is an expert on community crime control and policing. He will be there to say a few words about community members’ involvement in crime reduction efforts and answer questions by residents.
The meeting will be held at St. Mark’s Church at 4442 Frankford Avenue at 7 PM. The meeting is open to the public and is easily accessible by public transportation. The church is midway between the Church Street and Margaret=Orthodox El stops.
Frankford Civic Association May Meeting
The Frankford Civic Association met on May 7th at St. Mark’s Church with about 20 residents attending.
Jim Kennedy, for Representative Brendan Boyle gave a brief update on what the Representative is working on now There is a now office opening up in Olney in May that may be convenient for Frankford residents to use. The address is 5675 N Front Street. The existing office at 2375 Woodward Street in the Northeast will continue service.
Joe Hohenstein, for Frankford Friends School, gave the group an update on the planned outdoor classroom soon to be under construction across from the school.
Veronica Daniel updated the group on the issue of the construction of a building on the SEPTA property at Pratt Street and Frankford Avenue. She attended a meeting between the Frankford CDC and SEPTA with the purpose of discussing redesign of the building for retail space since the Holiday Thriftway will not be able to continue at their present location. The CDC had hoped that sufficient space might be available on the SEPTA property to attract another supermarket chain. SEPTA at first seemed uncooperative but subsequent discussions indicated that they would make another space available.
A resident complained about the state of the work ongoing at Harding Middle School. A scaffold has been up for over a year and progress if any has been slow. In addition, the grass on the property appears to be uncut and the property in general brings down the neighborhood. Pete Specos will send a letter to the principal about the issue with a request that someone come to the next civic meeting to explain what is going on.
Darrion Shuford, Chief of Staff for Representative Jason Dawkins, spoke on the value of community engagement as a valuable tool in solving problems. When people come together for a common purpose, things get done.
The next meeting of the Frankford Civic Association will be held on June 4th at 7PM at St. Mark’s Church at 4442 Frankford Avenue.
Frankford Civic Association April Meeting Cancelled
The Frankford Civic Association April meeting has been cancelled due to the Easter Holiday. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 7th at 7PM at St. Mark’s Church at 4442 Frankford Avenue.
