The Green Space Committee extends its hearty appreciation for the hard work put in by volunteers at the Station Garden on Saturday, November 4th – a beautiful afternoon. Thanks to them, the place is ready for winter. The workday began with a brief but productive meeting of the Green Space Committee to settle on a […]
The fall membership meeting was held virtually the evening of Wednesday, October 25. Apart from Committee reports, the main item on the agenda was the election of officers. Candidates for office summarized their qualifications and/or their priorities for the association. Minutes are posted here. Online voting results were reported by Helios on October 27. The […]
Joanna Vaughan, daughter of Deborah Vaughan, recently wrote to the Board informing us of the death of her mother, a long-time neighbor. Joanna writes: …Deborah Vaughan passed away at dawn on Labor Day. My sister and I were with her as she went peacefully at the age of 103 years and 7 months. She loved […]
On Saturday the 9 th WCGN held its Fall Potluck in the beautiful shady yard of Wyck House again this year. There were about 35 persons there enjoying good food and talk. Attendees included many young children, who enjoyed the bubble making machine, the hula hoops, and the cornhole game. On behalf of the Board, […]
First, a shout-out to the dedicated volunteers who have been giving the baby fig tree water twice a week: Ann, Joanne, Molly, Nathan, Galen, Bob, and Virginia! And (once more) to Ralph and Julie for donating the tree in the first place. It looks super healthy! Meanwhile, the pear trees have edible pears on them […]
The hearing held on August 9 – already a continuation of the hearing held on April 26 – has again been continued because they ran out of time. The date has not yet been determined.
WCGN held a lightly attended RCO meeting on Wednesday August 2 regarding 11 W Rittenhouse St, a vacant property owned by the owner of 5900 Germantown Avenue. The applicant/owner wishes to use the Rittenhouse property for 6 parking spaces for tenants of the 20-unit apartment building, as well as trash containers and a generator. Discussion, […]
At its scheduled hearing for this property on April 29 the ZBA decided — after a brief initial discussion — to proceed with the applicant’s presentation at the end of that day’s session but to postpone discussion until a later date, to be announced.
You did it! Thank you many times over to the many generous donors who have helped WCGN raise the funds required to get Germantown Avenue (from Chelten Avenue to Washington Lane) nominated as a Historic District on the Philadelphia Register.
On Wednesday, March 15 WCGN hosted an RCO meeting for the purpose of determining community sentiment towards the zoning variance application for 224-30 W. Tulpehocken St, in which the applicant asks to have 15 additional parking spaces perpendicular to—and accessed by—Pastorius St. To view the L & I refusals, click here. The meeting was attended […]
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