On February 17, 2009 President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).  In this Act $13.61 billion was allocated for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  One billion dollars were allocated for the Community Development Block Grant Program of which $980 million was earmarked for state and local Entitlements such as Abington Township for shovel-ready projects.

Abington's allocation is $226,676.00  With these monies, Abington Township proposes to reconstruct High Avenue from Old Welsh Road to Hamilton Avenue with approximately 1,575 feet of new curbs, roadway paving, and accessibility ramps.

The contract for this work was awarded at the May 14, 2009 Board of Commissioners Meeting.  It is anticipated that the work will begin sometime during the month of June with an expected completion date of late summer.

For further information, you may contact Edie Richards, Director of Community Development at 267-536-1019 or TTY 215-885-4450, ext. 1450

Click here for information on the new Contractor Registration for the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act 132...Effective July 1, 2009

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On October 1, 2008 the Montgomery County Health Department will make its inspection reports of food service establishments available for the public to view on-line, at no charge on http://health.montcopa.org.

MCHD inspects most food service establishments in the County twice annually.  Some examples of what an inspection consists of includes: observing food handling practices, proper sanitizing of equipment and utensils, temperature control of food items and the physical facility.

For more information contact the Health Department at 610-278-5117.

Bacteria Analysis of Private Wells 

Montgomery County Health Department is offering F R E E bacteria analysis of private wells for Montgomery County residents once a year.  Please call 610-278-5117 or www.health.montcopa.org         

PECO - Preparation is Power

Call Peco's emergency number 1-800-841-4141 to report outages and other problems with gas and electric service.  Peco's response is driven by the number of calls they received...so if your neighborhood has experienced a power outage, everyone in the neighborhood should call Peco's emergency number. 

Many of you contacted the manufacturer to purchase a flag.  It has come to our attention that if 25 flags are ordered at once the cost falls to $55.00 each from $110.00 each.  If you are interested in this reduced rate, please contact the manufacturer at Flags Over America, 955 East Devon Avenue, Bartlett, IL 60103, Phone: 630-233-0277 or www.FlagsUSA.com and hopefully we will reach 25!