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Month: December 2021

Delaware County Health Department

Business Owners: Attend an Upcoming Town Hall About New County Health Department

Delaware County looks forward to the opening of the County’s Health Department. Subject to the approval of the Commonwealth, the completion of essential tasks within the responsibility of the Bureau of Environmental Health is ongoing, and will continue towards a mid-January 2022 date of commencement.

We invite you to attend one of upcoming virtual and in-person Town Hall Meetings. We will provide clarification and direction on some of the services provided by the Environmental Health Department.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the licensing, inspections and application processes for your businesses. Please consider attending one of the scheduled meetings below. It will benefit you, as a Delaware County business owner/operator as well as to the communities we serve. For your convenience, you may attend either virtually or in-person.

TOWN HALL DATES:

12/9/21 7pm Virtual (Click here to register.)
12/10/21 10am Virtual (Click here to register.)
12/10/21 3pm Virtual (Click here to register.)
12/14/21 7pm Virtual (Click here to register.)

12/15/21 10am IN-PERSON @ 100 Garrett Rd, Upper Darby, Pa. Upper Darby Township Building.
12/20/21 7pm IN-PERSON @ 201 W. Front St., Media, Pa. County Council Meeting Room, 1st floor.

For more information on the approved Delaware County Health Code and Fee Schedule, please visit the following link: https://www.delcopa.gov/health/codes.html

Our team looks forward to working together towards our goals of fostering healthier communities and expanding our mission to bring greater health to the public of Delaware County.

Learn more about the Delaware County Health Department at delcopa.gov/health

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Winter Holiday Fire Safety

Winter Holiday Fire Safety: A Message from the Fire Marshal

Nearly half of holiday decoration fires happen because decorations are placed too close to a heat source.
It’s fun to decorate for the winter holidays, but holiday decorations can increase your risk for a home fire. As you deck the halls this season, be fire smart.

  • Inspect holiday lights each year before you put them up. Throw away light strands with frayed or pinched wires.
  • Water your Christmas tree every day. A dry tree is dangerous because it can catch on fire easily.
  • Consider using battery-operated flameless candles, which can look, smell and feel like real candles.
  • If you do use lit candles, make sure they are in stable holders and place them where they cannot be knocked down easily.

For more information and free fire-safety resources, visit www.usfa.fema.gov

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meeting notice

Code Enforcement Committee Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 6:00 PM

Yeadon Borough will hold a Code Enforcement Committee meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

The public is invited to join via Zoom at the link below.

Yeadon Borough Code Enforcement Committee Meeting
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 – 6:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 879 2381 7963
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Town Hall

Delaware County Hosts Virtual ‘Healthy for the Holidays’ COVID-19 Vaccine Townhall – Wednesday, December 8

Panel of health experts to field questions and discuss the latest COVID-19 information

Register Now at delcopa.gov/healthyholidays

Delaware County Council is hosting a ‘Healthy for the Holidays’ COVID-19 Vaccine Townhall on Wednesday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m. to help ensure that residents have the latest COVID-19 information as we move into the holiday season and residents gather with loved ones and travel.

A panel of distinguished health experts will discuss the latest data regarding regional COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations, boosters, variants, vaccine hesitancy, and more.

The Healthy for the Holidays COVID-19 Vaccination Townhall panelists include:

  • Dr. Lisa O’Mahony, Pediatrician and Delaware County Interim Physician Advisor
  • Dr. Patrick J. Brennan, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of University Pennsylvania Health System and Delaware County Board of Health member
  • Dr. Maria Barrett, Associate Professor, Widener University Center for Social Work Education
  • Dr. Victor Rullan, Epidemiologist for Delaware County

Delaware County residents can participate through Zoom (through their desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device) or—for those without a fast and reliable internet connection—through a regular phone connection. Residents will have the ability to submit questions during the Townhall, and the panel will answer as many questions during the Townhall as time allows. We anticipate that the Townhall will run between one and one-and-a-half hours.

Residents must pre-register to participate in the Townhall via Zoom by visiting delcopa.gov/healthyholidays and filling out the brief sign-up form.

Individuals who prefer to participate by phone can dial 1-855-756-7520, Conference # 77914 at 7:00 p.m. on December 8 and will be connected.

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Cold Weather Plan

County Releases Cold Weather Plan for 2021-2022 Season

Cold and windy weather have hit our region.

Delaware County’s Cold Weather Plan – put in place each year to assist the elderly, vulnerable and homeless during extreme weather conditions – provides resources offered through various agencies and networks including the Delaware County Division of Adult and Family Services, the Office of Services for the Aging (COSA), the Department of Intercommunity Health, and Community Action Agency of Delaware County. Resources such as shelter, food, and information on low-income energy assistance programs such as LIHEAP, and PECO’s energy assistance programs are also available.

View the 2021-2022 Cold Weather Plan

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Free Food

Free Food Giveaway Friday, December 10 – 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Free Food Giveaway Friday, December 10

517 Church Lane – 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Attention Yeadon Residents: This holiday season, Yeadon Friends would like to give back to our community.

Receive free food – No signup required. Must bring own bags.

Supported by Yeadon Community.

Free parking in municipal lot at Church Lane and Myra Avenue.

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Shredding Williams and McClinton

Community Shredding Event Saturday December 11 at Mercy Fitzgerald Campus

State Senator Anthony H. Williams and State Representative Joanna McClinton will co-host a Community Shredding Event from 11 am – 1 pm on Saturday, December 11, 2021

Mercy Fitzgerald East Campus, 642 South Wycombe Ave., Yeadon, PA 19050
Friendship Circle Senior Center Parking Lot (Enter on Wycombe Avenue, next to Providence Rehab Center)

Properly Shred Unneeded Papers:
• Taxes
• Financial and Medical Records
• Other Personal Information
Please remove all paper clips

THIS EVENT IS FOR INDIVIDUALS ONLY, NOT BUSINESSES

ANTHONY H. WILLIAMS
8th District
85 N. Lansdowne Ave. Lansdowne PA 19050
(610) 622-1390 • Fax: (610) 622-1359
www.SenatorAnthonyHWilliams.com

JOANNA McCLINTON
191st District
52 South 60th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19139
(215) 748-6712 • Fax: (215) 748-1687
www.pahouse.com/McClinton

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Road Resurfacing

Traffic and Parking Alert: Road Resurfacing Project Week of December 6-10

During the week of Monday, December 6 through Friday, December 10, the borough’s paving contractor will be milling and resurfacing roads in the following areas:

Duncan Avenue from 919 Duncan Avenue to the intersection of Duncan and Darnell Avenues
Paul Drive from Providence Road to Elder Avenue
E. Providence Road from 46 E. Providence Road to 39 E. Providence Road
Holly Road from 429 Holly Road to the intersection of Holly Road and Penn Street
Intersection of Cypress Street and Parmley Avenue

Please remove all vehicles from the street by 6:30 a.m.

If you have a portable basketball pole, please remove it until work has been completed.

Any vehicles parked in the designated areas after the designated time will be towed at the owner’s expense. Parking and traffic in the area being milled and resurfaced will be prohibited until the work is completed. Please do not drive through barricades, as these are placed for the safety and protection of the workers.

Unless absolutely necessary, please do not drive or walk across freshly tarred or paved streets. The oils and tar will stain cars, clothes, carpet, etc.

If we are not there on the above date, we will be there on the following day.

Remember: Only a short-term inconvenience for a better road! Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

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Code Officer

Code Officer Position Available

A code enforcement officer is responsible for evaluating private properties and public grounds against local codes, responding to citizen reports, answering citizen questions about the codes, issuing citations for code violations, performing field inspections, and evaluating new construction or renovation projects. Some code enforcement officers are certified police or peace officers. Certified or not, code enforcement officers work to maintain an attractive, safe community, which helps improve both property values and the quality of life of those in the community.

Job duties for code enforcement officers; include but are not limited to, the following:

1. All issues reported on any property in the Borough;

2. Any grass, trash, snow or complaint that is reported;

3. Any wintertime snow issue, such as sidewalks that are not cleared of snow with 24 hours after a snowfall ends;

4. Any issues on any private property or business property; and

5. Any abandoned vehicle on private property, which means any vehicle without legal tags or up-to-date inspections, as well as any vehicle with flat tires, damaged windshields, and containing any damage that results in the vehicle being unroadworthy.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Applications are available online or in person at Yeadon Borough, 600 Church Lane Yeadon, PA 19050. Yeadon Borough is always accepting applications.

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