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NOTE NEW DATE. MEETING POSTPONED ONE WEEK ZOOM General Meeting November 13, 2024 at 7:00PM Register for the meeting When registering please pick the date of the meeting your are registering for. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. In addition to normal meeting business there will be one zoning case on the agenda. The case will involve a presentation and questions and answers with the presenters. After which the presenters will leave the meeting and the attendees will hold any additional discussion and finally a vote. Zoning 3900 Main Street DEVELOPER TRIES TO PULL A FAST ONE After nearly three years of delays this case was finally heard by the ZBA on July 16 2024 only to discover that the plans had been substantially modified, by the developer, and were not plans shown to MNC and were not the the plans presented to the City's Civic Design Review Board. The ZBA continued the hearing and instructed the developer to send us the new plans. It wasn't until October 18 that we finally got all the material. We will be reviewing the updated plans and taking a new vote and your participation will be appreciated. The developer is proposing 115 units in a six story building at the edge of the river in an area that floods frequently The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 PM. Admission will begin 10 minutes before the start. At 6:50: PM. Please help us out by joining the meeting early and waiting in the ZOOM waiting room to be admitted. During the meeting, attendees will normally be muted. Use the 'raise hand' feature of ZOOM when you wish to ask a question. The meeting administrator will un-mute you and announce you.

BLACK LIVES MATTER Black Lives Matter protests are sweeping the region, the nation and the world. Manayunk Neighborhood Council supports these protests and the elimination of systematic racism in our police and other institutions. Manayunk Neighborhood Council continues to oppose racism in all its forms. LINKS A collection of books, journal articles and magazine content that amplifies Black voices and the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement George Floyd's Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America

Bicentennial of the Manayunk Canal news release

263 Hermitage Update: Zoning Hearing Wednesday April 25 at 2:00 PM.

Update! New plans for Saint Marys Approved. At a public meeting, Thursday January 11, 2018, attendees voted overwhelmingly to support the new plan for 21 houses, 35 apartments, parking for North Light and (some) parking for the community.

The complete St. Mary of the Assumption church property has been up for sale for some time and now there is now an agreement of sale (i.e. a developer has agreed to purchase the property). This is a large property (73,000 square feet) and stretches between Gay Street and Carson (with Conarroe in the middle). It includes the parking lot (100 spaces), church, school, rectory and convent.

The developer, planning commission and our Councilman are all pressing for a high-density multi-family apartment development.

This meeting is your chance to exchange information and get your opinions on the record.

Get the latest info at our Saint Mary of the Assumption zoning page.

The complete St. Mary of the Assumption church property has been up for sale for some time and now there is now an agreement of sale (i.e. a developer has agreed to purchase the property). This is a large property (73,000 square feet) and stretches between Gay Street and Carson (with Conarroe in the middle). It includes the parking lot (100 spaces), church, school, rectory and convent.

How this property will be redeveloped will have a huge impact on the neighborhood.

The developer is still working on their design and is not yet ready to present a proposal. So now's the time to get our ideas in.

There many possible scenarios, from 45 by-right houses to a combination of townhouses and apartments with 100-150 units or who knows what else.

• Will the buildings be kept and converted or torn down?
• How much parking will be provided?
• Will there be parking for the neighbors?
• Will there be parking for North Light?
• Will the developer build by-right, or seek a variance, or will the Councilman sponsor a bill to City Council to rezone the parcel?

This meeting is your chance to exchange information and get your opinions on the record, for the developer, and our public officials. Councilman Jones will be represented at the meeting. We are also hoping to have the Planning Commission and church represented.

More fun than you can shake a pumpkin at. Face painting, vendors, music, the Farmers Market, and a great musical lineup, spells a whole day of fun and still time for the kiddies in the evening!

Don't miss the Zombie Thriller Dance off at 4pm. Put on your best Zombie Costume and show your best moves. Register at EventBrite

There's nothing more fun dressing up your puppy and posting pictures on the internet, but, yes there is something more fun! Dress up your puppy and join in the Pretzel Park Fall Festival Dog Parade, for fun and prizes. 11 am in Pretzel Park.

• 10:00 -- Germantown Shout Band -New Orleans Brass Band to Get Things Started
• 11:00 -- Dog Parade
• 11:15 -- EJ Simpson -Songwriter Par Excellence
• 12:15 -- White Cheddar Boys - Old Timey Americana Banjo Delights
• 1:30 -- Max Mifflin Jazz Quartet - Jazz Like a Balm to Your Soul
• 2:40 -- Merge Dance Studio Exhibition
• 3:00 -- Wolves in White - Rock of ages
• 4:00 -- Zombie Thriller Dance Off (Register at EventBrite)

Three Men & Three Women in Black Johnny Cash Concert
Satruday August 29 6pm

Photos From The Concert

Manayunk Development Corporation's Mummers Mardi Gras Parade in Manayunk February 28, 2015

2014 Fall Festival--Saturday October 25

• Farmers Market 10am to 2pm
• Music All Day
• Halloween Costume Parade for the kids
• Halloween Costume Parade for the dogs
• Food Trucks
• Vendors
• Beautiful Weather
• Fun for All

Stay DENIED. Bunting House, at 5901 Ridge Ave, Demolished Friday 12/13/2012

The Civic's request for a stay of demolition has been denied. The stay was requested to prevent the house from being demolished before the appeals of the demolition permit could be heard. The only thing standing in the way of demolition was any concern or second thoughts, by the Giovannones, about consequences should the civics win the appeals or consequenses of defying a community determined to maintain and preserve it's heritage and character.

There were no second thoughts.
(photos of the demolition)

Frank Giovannoni wasn't kidding when he said the building meant nothing to him and that there were buildings like it all up and down the Ridge. Frank was responding to a direct question by Judge Fox at the December 10 injunction hearing. Central Roxborough Civic Association led a coalition of civics in an attempt to get a stay of the proposed demolition, pending appeal hearings to the Zoning Board and L&I Board of Review.

There are, of course, not buildings, up and down the Ridge, comparable to the Bunting House. And maybe Frank was just expressing his frustration at the mess they have made. On the other hand, the strings are maybe really being pulled by the anonymous face(s) hiding behind 5901 Ridge LLC. So in the end it doesn't really matter what Frank thinks.

On Thursday December 13 the judge entered her decision denying the stay pending the appeals. On Friday morning, a crew from Haines and Kibblehouse were out insuring nobody would be changing their minds. After knocking off for the weekend, the crew was back out to finish the knocking down on Monday.

In two days, another piece of Roxborough heritage and 132 years of history were reduced to a pile of rubble. The only things saved were those that scavengers were able to cart away over the weekend.

The Giovannonis, as best we know, are now planning to market the empty lot to fast food restaurants, banks and drug store chains.

As of 7 am Wed September 26, Central Roxborough Civic Association has filed appeals against the demolition permits and for a temporary restraining order agaist the demolition.

It is reported in a Roxborough Patch Article that Giovannone claims the building is unsound and there only plans are an empty lot.

Folks have put together an on-line petition where you can register your support for keeping the building.

• Roxborough Patch: Historical Victorian Home Scheduled for Bulldozer
• Newsworks: Delay possible in plan to demolish historic Roxborough House
• Roxborough Review: Residetns want historic building saved from wrecking ball
• Preservation Alliance: Demolition Watch

• Bunting House / Ross R. Bunting History
• Photos of the building / Photos of the demolition
• Demolition Permit 425348
• Zoning and Use Demolition Permit 425813
• Zoning and Use Construction Permit 194706 from 2008

Manayunk Neighborhood Council is asking people to contact Councilman Jones and Giovannone Construction and let them know what you think.

Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. Room 404, City Hall Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: 215-686-3416 Fax: 216-686-1934 Email: curtis.jones.jr@phila.gov Constituent Services: Joshua.Cohen@phila.gov
Frank and Anthony Giovannone Giovannone Construction 5003 Umbria St Ste 200 Philadelphia, PA 19128 Phone: 1-215-487-1340	Giovannone Construction Inc. 2160 Harts Ln. Conshohocken, PA 19428 Fax: 610-825-8312

Friends Of Pretzel Park
Pretzel Park Summer First Friday Concert Series

Philadelphia University Day of Service in Pretzel Park September 27, 2011

MNC Neighborhood Brochure

Thanks go to Darlene and Carrie from the MNC Quality of Life Committee for a great brochure

REPORT LIQUOR VIOLATIONS (24/7) 800-932-0602 L&I VIOLATIONS (online system)

The Manayunk Club Created by Manayunk Neighborhood Council through the Scribe Video Center Precious Places Program

The Manayunk Canal Created by Manayunk Neighborhood Council through the Scribe Video Center Precious Places Program