Welcome to Yeadon Borough
$18,000 Reward Offered
The Citizens Crime Commission in conjunction with the Lansdowne and Yeadon Police Departments is offering a $18,000 reward for any assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible for making terroristic threats and setting fire to Penn Wood High School’s Green Avenue Campus and threats at Penn Wood High School’s Cypress Street Campus. The Citizens Crime Commission is administering the $18,000 award which is funded by the William Penn School District, Sen. Anthony Williams, Rep. Ronald Waters and a concerned citizen. Please call Crime Commission Tip-line at 215-546-TIPS. Anonymity is protected.
Aqua Infrastructure Improvement Program
Water main installation will be conducted on the following streets in Yeadon Borough:
• Baily Road between Industrial Park Drive and Church Lane.
• Commerce Drive between Penn Street and Baily Road.
• Penn Street between Church Lane and Industrial Park Drive.
• Right of Way between Industrial Park Drive and Orchard Avenue.
Work will begin the week of April 22, 2013 and the main installation and individual service connections will be complete early July of 2013. The finali paving restoration will be completed in July of 2013. The roadways will be closed in project areas during the hours of 7:30a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Access will be provided for essential services including emergency vehicles, mail, school buses and trash service. Residents will have access to their properties. Temporary “No Parking” signs will be posted in the area of construction during working hours.
Aqua PA will give 24-hours advance motice of any scheduled shutdown. For questions/concerns, please contact Superintendent of Construction, Nicholas D’Antonio at 610.328.7713. If it is a water emergency, please contact Aqua Customer Service Department at 1.877.WTR.AQUA.
Ordinance 2005-1315
Yeadon Borough Property Maintenance Minimum Housing Quality of Life Code
Yeadon Borough, Delaware County is a first generation suburb located in the northeast corridor of Pennsylvania, about six miles from Center City Philadelphia.The Borough consists of tree-lined streets with small scale homes and well landscaped historic neighborhoods. There are distinct areas for industry, office use, restaurants, and shopping. more
As a reminder to Yeadon residents:
Section 302 Exterior Property Areas
302.3 Sidewalks and driveways. The property owner shall keep all sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas in their legal control, in a proper state of repair, and maintained free from hazardous conditions as follows. Verbiage pertinent to resident’s responsibility from the ordinance can be found on the Code Department page.
Volunteers Wanted for the Yeadon Zoning Hearing Board
Yeadon Borough is looking for interested citizens to serve on the Yeadon Zoning Hearing Board. If you would like more information on the duties and responsiblities of the Zoning Hearing Board please contact the Borough Manager at 610-284-1606.
The Borough of Yeadon 2013 Budget
The 2013 Budget, Tax levy and Sewer/Refuse fees were adopted at a Public Meeting on December 29, 2012. A copy of the 2013 Budget is available on the Local Government page under Budget. A Town Hall Meeting regarding Sewer and Refuse increases was held on November 3, 2012. To download a PDF of the presentation from this meeting, click here.
New Electronics Recycling Law Takes Effect January 24, 2013
The Pennsylvania Covered Device Recycling Act takes effect January 24, 2013. The new law requires that residents cannot dispose of electronics devices in the trash; these items must be brought to a recycling operation.
Electronic (e-waste) such as: discarded computers, cell phones, televisions, or other electronics, contain reams of toxic and/or valuable materials. Some of the materials in electronic waste include Americium, a radioactive source used in smoke alarms; Mercury, used in fluorescent lights; BFR’s, used as flame retardants in plastics and known to cause problems in the nervous system or thyroid gland; Cadmium, used in a wide variety of electric components, and known to cause lung or kidney damage; and many more.
For more recycling information and updates please visit www.dep.state.pa.us, recycledelco@comcast.net (Delaware County) or www.yeadonborough.com.
Local Services Tax and Earned Income Tax
Keystone Collections Group is now serving as the new local earned income tax collector, replacing the former collector Centax. Businesses must report the 3rd Quarter employee tax withholdings to Keystone by October 31 either online, or by mail to:
Keystone Collections Group, 546 Wendel Road, Irwin, PA 15642. Phone (toll-free): 855-697-3516. Keystone mailed new forms to businesses and to self-employed individual taxpayers in September. Additional forms are available online or by calling the number above. Self-employed individual taxpayers may also file online.
Yeadon Borough Resident Contact Form and Resident Satisfaction Survey
If you would like to be a part of the Yeadon automated call system with important emergency updates and information about what’s going on in your community, please take a few minutes to complete the Resident Contact Form. Your phone number will be added to the database and you will be alerted automatically with all official announcements.
Have you recently visited or called Borough Hall? If so, we are interested in your feedback. Please take a moment to fill out the Resident Satisfaction Survey. Let us know how we are doing!
PUBLIC NOTICE
Please find attached a list of properties for which taxes were levied and which remain unpaid. This information must be made available to the public pursuant to 53 P.S. 7146 (b)(1).