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Prsrt Std Spring 2015 Newsletter MESSENGER US Postage Township of Lower Merion Volume 7 No. 1 75 E. Lancaster Avenue PAID Ardmore, PA 19003-2323 Permit 403 Bellmawr NJ Follow us on Twitter...@LowerMerionTwp Spring 2015 Newsletter Volume 7 No. 1 LOWER MERION MESSENGER A First-Class Township ##$$ #"!#$ From the Manager’s Desk INSIDE THIS ISSUE Senior Vice President - Investment Officer ith spring arriving in the Township, we can look around and see many signs of growth and Penn Wynne, Ardmore Wrenewal throughout Lower Merion. When you put them into a list, the number of new Libraries Closed for 30 South 17th Street, Suite 2000 improvements and redevelopment projects is pretty remarkable. Renovations........................6 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Merion Botanical Park We can start with two of our libraries, in Penn Wynne and Ardmore, which were closed in January for Boasts Third Largest [email protected] expansion and improvements – part of a multi-year capital plan to upgrade all six Township libraries Sawtooth Oak in !!"$!#"$#" !#$"##"$ "$# $ " ##"$#!# (see article on page 6). They are scheduled to re-open by the end of 2015, and if the Ludington and Pennsylvania ......................6 Bala Cynwyd renovations are any indication, they will be wonderful new spaces for all. Many Decades of Service: Township Staff Changes & As spring takes hold, residents can take advantage of the new trailhead for the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, Retirements ......................8 with additional parking, at the new CVS store at Belmont Avenue and Rock Hill Road in Bala Cynwyd. WM TODD WARNER, Architect Ardmore Open House: Along the trail, work is underway for the exciting rebirth of the Manayunk Bridge, connecting the CHT May 2, 2015........................8 Residential Design to Main Street Manayunk (with a ribbon-cutting hoped for this fall). Further down Rock Hill Road, a Parks and Recreation multifamily apartment building is going up accompanied by streetscape improvements. And there are Information ..................9-17 plans afoot and projects underway in the new Bala Village Zoning District, part of the rezoning of commercial properties in the City Avenue corridor. Municipal Lot Permit Applications to be In Ardmore, there’s One Ardmore Place, the mixed-use retail building with apartments above by Available for Purchase......18 Dranoff Properties planned on Cricket Avenue. Parking will be squeezed during construction, but Autism Awareness Month measures approved by the Board of Commissioners will continue to be taken to maximize parking Program on LMTV............18 efficiencies as the development moves through construction. In the meantime, there is no shortage of Congratulations! places to enjoy a meal or a beverage in town, with new restaurants opening such as Fuel (Lancaster New Police Officers Avenue), Iron Hill (Greenfield Avenue) and a new, larger Tired Hands (Schauffele Plaza). Over in FBI Honors LMPD Detectives Merion Fire Co. of Ardmore Suburban Square, the new Parlor pizza and wine bar opened around the same time as the Not Your 125 Years of Service ......19 Continued on page 4... Not Your Average Season for New Dining in Ardmore ..........................19 Penn Wynne Rings in New Year with New Tradition ..19 Ardmore Kitchen Tour ....20 Warnerfor Architecture LM Community Watch ....20 Villanova, PA 610.293.3232 PA License # PA001900 Friends of Linwood Park Membership Meeting........20 WmToddWarnerArchitect.net 610•446•7877 HEATING • COOLING • FUEL OIL Free Community Paper Shredding Events and This Community Newsletter is produced for the Township of Lower Merion Tire Collections................21 by Hometown Press • 215.257.1500 • All rights reserved® hometownpress Celebration of Arbor Day at Merion Elementary School, April 2014. To Place An Ad Call Denise, 510-526-1473, [email protected] Something for Everyone! Look Inside..Spring 2015 and Summer 2015 Recreation Brochure...pages 9-17 Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | www.lowermerion.org McIntyre Capron & Associates, P.C. Architects The Architects of the Main Line Paoli, PA 610.647.1217 www.mcintyre-capron.com • Knob & Tube Rewire • Recessed Lighting • Landscape Lighting • Circuit Breaker Panels [email protected] • Frielplastering.com We can fix these...and more www.MartellaElectric.com Call 610-449-2654 AFTER Andrew Hauze, Music Director Additions Full Home Renovations Kitchens Bathrooms Basements Doors & Windows BEFORE Delaware County Youth Orchestra Announces Auditions for 2015-2016 DCYO (advanced students): 610.431.2029 Thursday May 14, 2015 and Saturday, May 16, 2015 YMO (Young Musicians’ Orchestra for intermediate students): www.dcbyjn.com Saturday, June 6, 2015 PA 025083 To schedule an audition for either orchestra, please visit www.dcyo.org and go to Auditions. Lower Merion Messenger Newsletter Volume 7 No. 1 Lower Merion Messenger is published quarterly for the residents of the Township of Lower Merion and is designed to keep residents informed about Township activities, policies and services. ALL WORK GUARANTEED Your comments and suggestions are invited: Public Information Office 610-896-6388 Township of Lower Merion 119 Sibley Ave. • Ardmore 75 E. Lancaster Avenue • Ardmore, PA 19003-2323 HynesConstruction.com e-mail: [email protected] Over 21,000 Satisfied Customers! Phone: (610) 645-6199 Financing Available • Insured • References • HIC#: PA 018897 Board of Commissioners Elizabeth S. Rogan, President Wynnewood, Ward 7 Paul A. McElhaney, Vice-President Belmont Hills, Penn Valley and Bala Cynwyd, Ward 3 Daniel S. Bernheim Gladwyne, Merion Park, Penn Valley and Wynnewood, Ward 1 Jenny Brown Gladwyne and Penn Valley, Ward 2 Steven K. Lindner Ardmore and Haverford, Ward 4 Cheryl B. Gelber North Ardmore and Wynnewood, Ward 5 Township Phone Numbers Philip S. Rosenzweig Rosemont and Villanova, Ward 6 Building and Planning (610) 645-6200 Public Works Complex (610) 667-1590 Anna Durbin South Wynnewood and East Ardmore, Ward 8 Finance (610) 645-6160 Refuse and Recycling (610) 667-1952 George T. Manos Bala Cynwyd, Ward 9 Fire (610) 645-6190 Township Administration Building (610) 649-4000 V. Scott Zelov Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Gladwyne, Ward 10 Parking Services (610) 645-6230 Township Manager (610) 645-6103 Lewis F. Gould, Jr. Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne and Rosemont, Parks and Recreation (610) 645-6220 Ward 11 Township Secretary (610) 645-6145 Brian A. Gordon Police (610) 649-1000 Merion, Ward 12 Township Treasurer (610) 645-6210 C. Brian McGuire Public Information (610) 645-6199 Cynwyd and Merion Park, Ward 13 Rick Churchill Public Works Administration (610) 645-6150 Penn Wynne and Wynnewood, Ward 14 ________________________ The Township Administration Building is open Ernie B. McNeely Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Township Manager Thomas J. Walsh This publication is posted in its entirety on the Township’s website, www.lowermerion.org Public Information Officer Family Owned & Operated Since 1946 Your Key to Quality Service Diamonds - Gems - Custom Designs - Work Done on Premises Appraising for Insurance & Estates John Anthony Jr., GIA GG, RJ & CGA (AGS) John Anthony III, GIA GG www.DuffyRealEstate.com 133 Montgomery Ave. • Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004 Access to All Area Listings & Open Houses 610-664-8777 www.johnanthonyjewelers.com NARBERTH: 610-667-6655 ST. DAVIDS: 610-254-9292 The Lower Merion Messenger 3 Continued from cover...From the Manager’s Desk 2015 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Average Joe’s restaurant and bar, where the Phillie Phanatic helped local officials cut the ribbon. And even more restaurants are due to open FREE COMMUNITY PAPER SHREDDING EVENTS AND TIRE COLLECTIONS in Ardmore and other areas of the Township in the coming months. Also in Ardmore, new condominiums will be available on the site of the former YMCA, and eventually at the converted First Baptist Church DATES: PAPER SHREDDING INFORMATION: of Ardmore. Projects in Gladwyne include converting Odd Fellows Hall and Gladwyne Methodist Church to residential use. In Bryn Mawr, Saturday, April 11 • No plastic, plastic bags, batteries, cardboard, more than two dozen townhouses are in the works for Old Lancaster Road, and there’s new office and retail space planned at the former Indian Valley Middle School or metal, other than staples and paper clips Verizon site. 130 Maple Avenue, Harleysville, PA 19438 • Bring documents in boxes or paper bags for Wynnewood is seeing quite a bit of renewal, too, particularly in the area of Lancaster and Wynnewood roads, where demolition has been underway in preparation for a new Whole Foods supermarket. A new bank and retail building is planned along East Wynnewood Road closer Saturday, August 15 ease of shredding on site to Penn Road. Audi is about to start construction of a new dealership on the site of the old Main Line Times building, just up the road on Abington Junior High School • 2 boxes of paper bags per vehicle limit in Lancaster Avenue. And across town at Lancaster and City Avenue, an historic former seminary is now The Palmer, a luxury apartment 2056 Susquehanna Road, Abington, PA 19001 consideration of other attendees building slated to open in May. Sunday, October 4 • Volunteers will assist with unloading All of these projects take years of planning with input from many different constituencies. Civic, financial, historical, and myriad other Lower Merion Transfer Station documents contextual considerations are brought into the mix and eventually voted on by the Board of Commissioners. I hesitate to