SKCP news, March 26th - April 1st
South Kensington Community Partners
April 2nd - Philly Spring Clean!
Saturday, April 2nd @ 10am
The rain garden @ N American & Master Streets
This year our home base will be SKCP's Soak It Up Adoption site, the rain garden at North American and Master Streets. We will be there in the morning with tools and supplies, coffee and treats, and a list of group projects throughout the neighborhood where you can lend a hand.
To volunteer or to share your neighborhood clean up projects with SKCP:
Visit: Spring Clean-Up Volunteer Sign-Up
or Call: 215-427-3463
or Email: rstanton@southkensingtoncommunity.org
For projects please include your project location, intersection, where you would like trash/recycling collected and how many volunteers you have or need.
Welcome Our New NAC Coordinator
YO! South & Olde Kensington, Ludlow, Poplar, and Norris Square. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Roshan - Unapologetic child of "1980's Philly" and the new NAC Coordinator for South Kensington Community Partners. I was born & raised right here in the area - still living in the same West Poplar house I grew up in as a child.
After a fun fruitful management career working for such hospitality companies as Caesars Casino Entertainment and Marriott Hotels. I am excited to bring my experience in guest services, operations, and leadership to the SKCP Team and community.
In my free time when I'm not hard at work at SKCP you can usually catch me walking around the city - old school vintage film camera in hand, doing street and documentary photography. I also volunteer as founder for Friends of Lemon Street Park Group and actively participate as a committee member of my local RCO.
Feel free to reach out to me anytime here at the office at 215.427.3263 or by email at rstanton@southkensingtoncommunity.org
-Roshan Basil Stanton
Plastic Bag Ban Starts April 1st
Philadelphia’s ban on plastic bags technically went into effect on Oct. 1, though enforcement was postponed for six months to help businesses prepare for the change.
Those six months are over April 1.
Read More via Whyy
PWD water/sewer project starting in Olde Kensington
PWD project #40851 Oxford / Hope is anticipated to begin construction within the next few weeks in Olde Kensington.
Here are some project stats:
Construction will take place over the next year, street by street, to replace water mains and sewer pipes.
Here is the letter that was sent out to residents. Construction teams will hand deliver an additional letter to the blocks impacted the week prior to work starting.
Residents can also find more information and updates on this project at: water.phila.gov/40851.