Comments for Fishtown Neighbors Association http://fishtown.org Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:36:19 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on 2012 Chili Cookoff by More Chili Cookoff Updates! | Fishtown Neighbors Association http://fishtown.org/?page_id=896#comment-512 More Chili Cookoff Updates! | Fishtown Neighbors Association Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:36:19 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?page_id=896#comment-512 [...] 2012 Chili Cookoff ← FABA Meeting: Marketing and Branding [...] [...] 2012 Chili Cookoff ← FABA Meeting: Marketing and Branding [...]

]]> Comment on Resources by Kelly Whyle http://fishtown.org/?page_id=27#comment-438 Kelly Whyle Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:52:53 +0000 http://morganjones.org/fna/?page_id=27#comment-438 Just new to the neighborhood and wondering how to obtain a recycling bin. Any help would be appreciated! Just new to the neighborhood and wondering how to obtain a recycling bin. Any help would be appreciated!

]]> Comment on Olde Richmond ‘Bandit Sign’ Clean Up this Saturday by Christopher Sawyer http://fishtown.org/?p=477#comment-382 Christopher Sawyer Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:00:05 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=477#comment-382 Hi Margaret! Thanks for the info. Due to Irene, the roundup scheduled for tomorrow will have to be postponed (80-100% chance of rain Saturday morning). The best info to gather is the phone number (which must be accurately recorded or it will trace to the wrong people) and what kind of sign it is (junk cars, real estate, etc.) We're collecting this information for a database we already have established so we can go after the "heavy hitters" first and get Streets and L&I after those individuals. Currently the job of bandit sign removal is at the Right of Way Unit at the Streets Department which isn't staffed to levels sufficient enough to attack the problem, so we need volunteers. NKCDC as well as other civics across the city (Mayfair Civic, Tacony Quality of Life Council) are also collecting signs and information. We will do roundups to populate our database with the phone numbers and clean our neighborhoods and then later roundups we will be doing more to identify offenders to the City for L&I fines. I am working with Joan Krajewski's office at City Hall. Many of the bandit sign posters (especially for the junk cars) happen to live in the Northeast and in Bucks County. Hi Margaret! Thanks for the info.

Due to Irene, the roundup scheduled for tomorrow will have to be postponed (80-100% chance of rain Saturday morning). The best info to gather is the phone number (which must be accurately recorded or it will trace to the wrong people) and what kind of sign it is (junk cars, real estate, etc.)

We’re collecting this information for a database we already have established so we can go after the “heavy hitters” first and get Streets and L&I after those individuals.

Currently the job of bandit sign removal is at the Right of Way Unit at the Streets Department which isn’t staffed to levels sufficient enough to attack the problem, so we need volunteers. NKCDC as well as other civics across the city (Mayfair Civic, Tacony Quality of Life Council) are also collecting signs and information.

We will do roundups to populate our database with the phone numbers and clean our neighborhoods and then later roundups we will be doing more to identify offenders to the City for L&I fines. I am working with Joan Krajewski’s office at City Hall. Many of the bandit sign posters (especially for the junk cars) happen to live in the Northeast and in Bucks County.

]]> Comment on Olde Richmond ‘Bandit Sign’ Clean Up this Saturday by Margaret Philippi http://fishtown.org/?p=477#comment-381 Margaret Philippi Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:34:34 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=477#comment-381 Bandit Signs...I am encouraged by your efforts--don't give up! I live near Franklin Mills Mall and have been removing signs since the end of 2006. I have been keeping logs and to date have removed 8,012. Tom Conway, Deputy Managing Director calls me his partner, but the city will NOT fine people when citizens remove signs. The Legal Department does not allow that. Last night at the 8th District PSA3 meeting, I asked for HELP...I brought 30 signs with me, most of them JUNK CARS with the phone #267 229 1970 and threw them on the floor. "I NEED HELP" I asked Lt. John Boyle from the 8th Police District to see if the police can help me get in touch with the Streets Department (as of Jan 2011 they are responsible). My efforts to speak to anyone or have someone call me have failed. I have met three other people who are removing signs too and probably working harder than the city employees. For the high signs, I use a pruning pole. I cut the signs in half before I put them in recycling so no one can remove them and use them again. Bandit Signs…I am encouraged by your efforts–don’t give up!
I live near Franklin Mills Mall and have been removing signs since the end of 2006. I have been keeping logs and to date have removed 8,012. Tom Conway, Deputy Managing Director calls me his partner, but the city will NOT fine people when citizens remove signs. The Legal Department does not allow that.
Last night at the 8th District PSA3 meeting, I asked for HELP…I brought 30 signs with me, most of them JUNK CARS with the phone #267 229 1970 and threw them on the floor. “I NEED HELP” I asked Lt. John Boyle from the 8th Police District to see if the police can help me get in touch with the Streets Department (as of Jan 2011 they are responsible). My efforts to speak to anyone or have someone call me have failed.
I have met three other people who are removing signs too and probably working harder than the city employees.
For the high signs, I use a pruning pole. I cut the signs in half before I put them in recycling so no one can remove them and use them again.

]]> Comment on Palmer Dog Park Organizational Meeting by admin http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-350 admin Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:41:40 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-350 Hi Evan -- Welcome! I will forward your contact information to the Beautification Committee chair and add you to our email distribution list. -- Jill Hi Evan –
Welcome! I will forward your contact information to the Beautification Committee chair and add you to our email distribution list.
– Jill

]]> Comment on Palmer Dog Park Organizational Meeting by Evan Schlesinger http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-341 Evan Schlesinger Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:49:22 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-341 I am moving to the area and would also like to get involved. I just stumbled on this website. Any information you can send me as well would be great. Thanks! Evan I am moving to the area and would also like to get involved. I just stumbled on this website. Any information you can send me as well would be great. Thanks!

Evan

]]> Comment on Palmer Dog Park Organizational Meeting by admin http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-340 admin Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:22:10 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-340 Holly -- I will forward your contact information to the Beautification Committee. Thanks for your interest! - Jill Holly — I will forward your contact information to the Beautification Committee. Thanks for your interest!
- Jill

]]> Comment on Palmer Dog Park Organizational Meeting by holly http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-314 holly Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:09:59 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-314 I would also like to get involved but couldn't make the meeting. I would also like to get involved but couldn’t make the meeting.

]]> Comment on Palmer Dog Park Organizational Meeting by admin http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-290 admin Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:13:09 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-290 Kristi -- I will forward your contact information to the Beautification Committee. Thanks for your interest! -Jill Kristi –
I will forward your contact information to the Beautification Committee. Thanks for your interest!
-Jill

]]> Comment on Palmer Dog Park Organizational Meeting by Kristi http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-285 Kristi Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:20:08 +0000 http://fishtown.org/?p=451#comment-285 I couldn't make it to this meeting but would like to be involved. Please email me minutes or what you need help with! Thank you. I couldn’t make it to this meeting but would like to be involved. Please email me minutes or what you need help with!
Thank you.

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