Our September Community Meeting is 9/25 at The City School
7:00PM Refeshments
7:30 Meeting Start Time
John Sigmund Fairmount Park Conservancy / Lemon Hill Mansion Caretaker will be our speaker (Rescheduled to December meeting)
Zoning – 2301 Perot St (Single Family Use in a CMX-2 and >25% open area on lot) – See attached plans
Other Updates and Committee Reports
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Join the Fairmount Civic Association and the Pennsylvania Athletic Club Rowing Association for a joint gathering at the Penn AC Boathouse 10/17/2024 from 7:00 – 8:15PM. Refreshments provided and registration is free please use the following link https://forms.gle/xEmUawz3oopj2Bg99
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT
From
THE FAIRMOUNT CIVIC ASSOCIATION
The Fairmount Civic Association (FCA) is alerting the community of an expansion of a homeless shelter at 2100 Girard Avenue, formerly operated by the City of Philadelphia as the 400+/-bed Philadelphia Nursing Home. Around 2013, the City opened a 132-bed shelter within the nursing home for long term occupancy. The nursing home was closed in 2022. Beginning in May 2024, the city began expansion of the shelter to add an additional 150 beds. Adam Thiel, Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia, confirms that individuals admit themselves on a voluntary basis, and are not pre-screened for substance abuse, drugs or criminal history. No controls or curfews are imposed on the ability of individuals to leave and re-enter the facility, nor are they checked for illegal drugs or weapons upon re-entry. At present, on any given night, approximately 40 to 50 of the 150 additional beds are filled.
The surrounding communities have been reporting an increase in drug paraphernalia on the streets and illegal activity including open-air drug use, trespassing and vandalism.
The FCA is actively working with the community, 9th and 22nd Police districts and Council Member Jeffery Young’s Office to ensure our neighborhoods are clean and safe. If you see or have been the victim of any illegal activity, please call 911 so that the incident is documented. Any pictures documenting illegal activity or drug paraphernalia should be time stamped and geo-coded if possible, and sent to TIPS@Phillypolice.com and board@fairmountcivicassociation.org. This documentation will be used by the police department to determine the deployment of patrols.
If you would like to help and get involved, please email board@fairmountcivicassociation.org. We have set up a Google group to help neighbors work collaboratively on issues they are experiencing.
www.FairmountCivicAssociation.org
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The Philadelphia Police Department has asked us to host a town hall event to address concerns in the neighborhood related to 2100 Girard. It will be Thursday May 23rd at the City School 860 N 24th Street. at 7:00PM.
No refreshments we will have the meeting right at 7:00PM
We will have officials from both the 9th and 22nd districts there to make statements and answer questions.
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The FCA Board met at our monthly meeting last night (5/7/2024) to discuss the City of Philadelphia’s activities at 2100 Girard. We are still gathering information and evaluating the options we have as a community. We are also securing a time and place for a special meeting which will be announced here and through the newsletter when that information is available.
The Board will meet again on Thursday night (5/9/2024).
In the meantime we created this google form to gather questions and comments related to 2100 Girard, which is as the link below.
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