Philadelphia PD Caught the Mail Slot Thief!

epxadmin — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:52 +0000

At our last general meeting (on the 6th of May) it was announced during the Public Safety report that there have been a spate of burglaries in our area recently; typically, the perpetrator had gained access to houses by way of front door mail slots. The good news is, it appears that Philadelphia Police apprehended the culprit. Read the following article out of the South Philly Review here.

City Hall Got The Message. Now let’s bombard the state with calls!

epxadmin — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:11 +0000

The following is a message from the EPX Education Committee:

Thanks to McCall’s Michael Carrier for organizing this information:

Thanks to all of our hard work, City Council is aware of how strongly we feel about funding our schools. Now it is time to make sure Harrisburg is just as aware!

Calls need to be made by May 31, before the legislature comes back into session on June 3. If you know of Pennsylvania residents outside Philly, please forward this to them.

First, if you haven’t done so, contact your own state
Senator and Representative.

Next, if you follow the links below, you will be taken directly to the legislator’s home page.
Please call them at their district office and ask to leave a message along the lines of: “It is crucial to fund public schools in the Commonwealth.” (Explain that you’re calling from out of the district because of the legislator’s role on, for example,
the Appropriations Committee). You can also add one more sentence on how Philadelphia is making hard choices (union contract, city funding, etc.) but there’s no more fat to cut.

If you want to involve your children in this process, these 5 (or 10) letters would make excellent public-service projects.

Yes, I know this is a long list. If you can’t make this many calls, stick to the “three a day” format like we’ve used with City Hall and include the names that are in bold.
But every legislator on this list needs to know how important public education is to our children and to the future of our state. Thanks for whatever you can do!

Tuesday, May 21

Governor Tom Corbett **Letter also
225 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-2500

Senate Leadership

Dominic Pileggi - Floor
Leader (also Appropriations) (Delaware County) **Letter also

Jake Corman - Appropriations
Committee Chair (also Education Committee) **Letter also

Jim
Cawley - Lieutenant Governor

Patrick M. Browne - Whip
(also Education)

Wednesday, May 22

Senate Leadership continued

Joseph B. Scarnati III - President
Pro Tempore of Senate (also Appropriations and Education) **Letter also

Michael L. Waugh - Caucus
Chair (also Appropriations)

Robert D. Robbins - Caucus
Secretary

Gordner, John R. - Caucus
Administrator (also Appropriations)

Edwin B. Erickson - Policy
Committee Chair (Chester, Delaware Counties)

Senate Education Committee

Folmer, Mike (Chair)
**Letter also

Miscellaneous (Some of the most important Democrats…)

Hughes, Vincent J. - Sen.
Democratic Minority Chair, Appropriations

Dinniman, Andrew E. -
Sen. Democratic Minority Chair, Education

Roebuck, James R., Jr. -
House Democratic Chair, Education

Markosek, Joseph F. - House
Democratic Chair, Appropriations

Thursday, May 23

Senate Appropriations Committee

Tomlinson, Robert M. -
Vice Chair (also Education) (Bucks County)

Argall, David G.

Baker, Lisa

Brubaker, Mike

Greenleaf, Stewart J. (also
Education) (Bucks, Montgomery Counties)

House leadership

Samuel H. Smith - Speaker

Mike Turzai - Majority
leader **Letter also

Stan Saylor - Majority
whip

Sandra Major - Majority
Caucus Chair

Mike Vereb - Majority
Caucus Secretary (Montgomery County) **Letter also

William F. Adolph Jr. - Appropriations
Chair **Letter also

Richard R. Stevenson Majority
Caucus Administrator

Dave Reed Majority Policy
Committee Chair

Friday, May 24

Senate Appropriations Committee

Mensch, Bob

Rafferty, John C., Jr. (Bucks,
Montgomery Counties)

Smucker, Lloyd K. (also
Vice Chair, Education)

Vance, Patricia H.

Vogel, Elder A., Jr.

Vulakovich, Randy

House Appropriations Committee

O’Neill, Bernie - Secretary
(and Education Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Basic Education) (Bucks County)

Petri, Scott A. - Vice Chair
(Bucks County)

Denlinger, Gordon

Ellis, Brian L.

Gingrich, Mauree

Killion, Thomas H. (Delaware
County)

Millard, David R. - Subcommittee
Chair on Education

Tuesday, May 28

House Appropriations Committee continued

Aument, Ryan P. (also
Education)

Boback, Karen

Christiana, Jim (also
Education)

Day, Gary

Everett, Garth D.

Grell, Glen R.

Wednesday, May 29

House Appropriations Committee continued

Grove, Seth M. (also Education)

Thursday, May 30

Miscellaneous (esp. Montgomery County)

Clymer, Paul I. - (Chair,
House Education Committee) **Letter also

McIlhinney, Charles T. - (Bucks,
Montgomery Counties) **Letter also

Godshall, Robert W. (Montgomery County)

Harper, Kate (Montgomery County)

Kampf, Warren (Montgomery County)

Murt , Thomas P. (Montgomery County)

Stephens, Todd (Montgomery County)

Toepel, Marcy (Montgomery County)

Taylor, John (Philadelphia
County)

Friday, May 31

Bucks/Delaware Counties

DiGirolamo, Gene (Bucks County)

Farry, Frank A. (Bucks County)

Quinn, Marguerite (Bucks County)

Watson, Katharine M. (Bucks County)

Barrar, Stephen (Delaware County)

Hackett, Joseph T (Delaware County)

Miccarelli, Nicholas A (Delaware County)

Micozzie,
Nicholas A (Delaware County)

The Fountain Farmer’s Market Returns

epxadmin — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:05 +0000

Fountain Farmers Market
Passyunk & Tasker at the Singing Fountain
Wednesdays, Starting May 22nd, 2013
3PM – 7PM

Click here for more information.

Zoning Meeting: Wednesday, May 22nd

David — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:27:33 +0000

Join EPX for our May zoning meeting at 7PM on Wednesday, May 22nd at 1729 S 11th St.

Agenda:

1146 McKean St
For use as a grocery with accessory internally illuminated box sign with existing single family dwelling on second floor.

904 Emily Street
Use as an orthodontic instrument repairs (limited industrial) on first floor and office on second floor.

***CANCELLED BY APPLICANT*** 2013 S 13th Street
Legalization of a three family residence (triplex) in a single family home.

East Passyunk Crossing is planning a Community Garden!

epxadmin — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:12:19 +0000

The fence is built on the Neumann-Goretti campus thanks to help from the Philadelphia Horticultural Society!

Example plots in a community garden.

More information, member application and garden rules will be available to download here soon.

May Outreach & Events Committee Meeting

epxadmin — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:21:39 +0000

Want to have a say in what your Civic Association’s next event or fundraiser will be? Have an idea for outreach? Love planning and working with your neighbors? Come to the Outreach & Events Committee meeting Tuesday, at 7:30 in the EPX Center. 1729 S. 11th Street (Enter at gate north of 11th & Moore St Neumann Goretti High School entrance)

Bowling and Baskets Fundraiser

epxadmin — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:30:14 +0000

June 14th @ 7PM
St. Monica’s Lanes
$20 Donation (use paypal button on the right)