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January Zoning Meeting

Our January Zoning Meeting will be held Thursday, January 28th, 7pm at 1st District Police (24th & Wolf). Right now we have one Applicant scheduled:

1927-1929 West Passyunk Ave (Brewery ARS)

“PERMIT FOR MANUFACTURING OF BEER (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) AND SALE OF BEER TO INCLUDE SMALL TASTING ROOM AND SALE OF PRE-PACKAGED FOOD (RETAIL SALE OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.”

WPNA December Elections

We will be holding an election during our December meeting, Monday December 14th, St Edmond Rectory (21st & Snyder) 6:30pm.  Please see our bylaws for any questions regarding elections including eligibility to vote and be a candidate:

http://westpassyunk.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-2013-general-meeting-recap.html

Positions that will be up for election are as follows

Vice President

Secretary

At-Large Board Members

Both Co-Chair positions of all Committees 

If you are interested in running for a position, please email our current Secretary, JG McMillan, cashewhead at gmail dot com before November 15th, 2015.  

WPNA Thanksgiving Basket Initiative

This year for our Holiday Initiative, West Passyunk Neighbors Association has decided to donate Thanksgiving Food Baskets and Grocery Store Gift Cards to families and individuals in our community.

Folks can contribute to our initiative by either donating non-perishable food or monetary donations.  Please contact us at westpassyunkneighbors@Hotmail.com for more information.

If you'd like to donate money via paypal, please use this link

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZKS626NZSGQRW

Please also contact us with families or individuals who live in or near our boundaries (18th to 25th, Passyunk to Mifflin) that you feel would benefit from one of our Thanksgiving Food Baskets.

Thank you all very much
Jessica Gould
President
WPNA

WPNA - NEWBOLD, TREE PRUNING EVENT RE-SCHEDULED

Because of the storm forecast, the Tree Pruning Event scheduled for October 3rd is cancelled and being moved to Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10:00am. We will be meeting at The Stephen Girard Elementary School Garden, 18th & West Passyunk Ave. All are welcome. Please join us!

WPNA - NEWBOLD , TREE PRUNING EVENT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015
Please join us for the second installment of the WPNA - Newbold Tree Pruning Event.
We will be meeting at The Stephen Girard Elementary School Garden,
18th Street and West Passyunk Ave. at 10:00am. We will be working with certified
arborist Brice Dorwart. We will start in the garden then work our way into the
neighborhood. Come out and meet some neighbors. All are welcome!

September General Meeting

Our September meeting will be Monday September 14th, 6:30 pm, at St Edmond Church (21st & Snyder)

We'll have Urban Roots visiting with us to go over the exciting renovations coming to Smith Playground.

Please bring non perishable food items to donate to the food pantry as well as school supplies to donate to Girard Elementary.

August Zoning Meeting

There will be a zoning meeting tonight(Thursday) at the 1st District Police Station (24th & Wolf) at 7 pm. 

The applicant is 2201 S 22nd St. They are trying to convert a mixed use property (commercial on ground floor, residential above ground floor) to a single family residential. You may have noticed that the property has already been converted. 

May Zoning Meeting

Our May Zoning Meeting is Wednesday, May 20th, 7pm at the 1st District Station, 24th & Wolf.

Both applicants are seeking approval to convert single family homes (commercial on ground floor, residential on 2nd floor) into multi family homes

2149 S 21st St2255 S Hemberger St 

Show Us Your Stoop - Front Step Garden Contest 2015

Join in our second annual "Show us your Stoop" front step garden contest May 15 thru July 1st, 2015.
All residents and businesses within the West Passyunk Neighbors boundaries are invited to participate.
Send a photo with address to our facebook page ( www.facebook.com/WPNAPhilly ).
Or email to: westpassyunkneighbors@hotmail.com
Three winners will be chosen and announced by July 6th , 2015
Get creative with flowers and plants while keeping the block green and clean!