Hello Neighbors!
Our February community meeting of the year will be next Thursday, February 27th at the City School 7:00 PM Refreshments 7:30 start time.
For our February meeting we will be having our second annual potluck. You can see what people have signed up to bring already at the link below. If you would like to bring something, you can reply to this email if you want to be added to the list or just bring it with you to the meeting.
We will have a zoning presentation for 2932 W Girard Ave., for a duplex at the property which is zoned RSA-5 Single Family.
900 W College Ave – Liquor License – UPDATE
Our state representative Keith Harris and his Chief of Staff Charlotte Brown provided an update. They had been in contact with the PLCB about the liquor license and had been given information that the paperwork for the license was not completely in order and was likely DOA due to those issue. Rep. Harris also was committed to helping should any future issues arise.
FCDC Events
Patrick Sherlock presented at our January meeting and shared some new events for 2025.
The Fairmount Arts Crawl will be Sunday April 27 and the Girard Ave Street Festival will be either the second or third Saturday in May.
You can follow their events or sign up for their email list at www.fairmountcdc.org.
2100 W. Girard Updates
You can email (2100-girard@fairmountcivicassociation.org) with any pictures / tips / issues you have related to the facility and we will contact administration directly for remediation. This has been successful recently so please don’t hesitate to send a message there if you are having issues with the facility or its residents.
I provided this update at the January meeting and am rehashing here for those not in attendance.
Total capacity and current residents as of January 2025.
1st Floor – No residents Healthcare Services
2nd Floor – Code Blue Homeless Shelter 70/100 bed filled
3rd / 4th Floor – Long term beds for homeless with needs for handicapped accessible rooms 130/130 beds filled
5th / 6th Floor – Philly Home at Girard 162/182 beds filled
As of January there are 362 / 412 bed filled and no additional capacity is planned at this time. There is no plan to transition the code blue facility to a full time facility.
Two of our board members are serving on a community relations group that meets regularly with the facility directors. Other members of the group are close neighbors, representatives from schools and churches near the facility.
We do not have an update on the lease which expires in 2026, but will continue to monitor.
If you witness a crime or there is a medical emergency please call 911 and describe what you are witnessing. It is important to describe the behavior that you witness and not whether the person is homeless or not. If you encounter trash or drug paraphernalia use 311 to report.
As always, feel free to reach out with suggestions, questions, or concerns!