Letter of Opposition - 3101 Fanshawe Street

MAYFAIR CIVIC ASSOCIATION

3122 Windish Street

Philadelphia, PA 19152

Mayfaircivicassociation@yahoo.com

www.mayfaircivicassociation.com

215-292-3926

August 31, 2010

Lynette Brown-Sow, Chairperson

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Municipal Services Building

1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

Phila PA 19102

Re: Zoning Application:

3101 Fanshawe St.

Applicant: Siew May Wong

Date of Hearing: Tuesday August 31, 2010

Time of Hearing: 9:30 am

To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept this letter as the official stance of the Mayfair Civic Association (“MCA”). We recently held a meeting a meeting where both the community and the business were represented. Both sides were able to ask questions and this was an open forum. After this meeting, the MCA took a vote and decided that they could not stand behind this business; therefore we ask that you deny the application of the above for a daycare. This property or this block is not conducive to handling a business like this. This is a residential block. When our neighborhood was designed, it was clearly set out with separate commercial and residential districts. We have many vacant stores in our commercial districts, i.e. along Frankford Avenue, in the Mayfair Shopping Center, etc. that would be a better location for this type of business. The increased traffic and potential for an accident on this residential block makes this use unappealing to our neighbors.

Therefore, we ask that this board either deny this request. Thank you. Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have.

Sincerely,

_______________________

Joseph J. DeFelice, Esq.

President

Cc: Reese Hartey, Mayfair CDC

Mike Scotese, Mayfair Business Association

Linda Lawrence, Councilwoman Krajewski

Paddy Whacks at the Zoning Board this Wednesday

Join the fight with The Mayfair Civic Association and come to the Zoning Hearing on

September 1st @ 1:00 PM

to oppose Paddy Whack’s from opening at

6810 Frankford Avenue.

Buses, courtesy of Mayfair CDC, will be provided and will depart at 11:30 AM at 6810 Frankford Avenue.

SPECIAL HEARINGS ARE HELD AT:

1515 Arch Street

18th Floor—Room 18002

You must sign in and bring picture

identification with you.

Let your voice be heard.

Any questions or concerns please contact the:

Mayfair Civic Association @215-292-3926 or

Mayfaircivicassociation@yahoo.com or

Dave Cameron at 856-701-7402 or

mayglenview@yahoo.com

Special Meeting This Thursday

COMMUNITY MEETING

Mayfair Civic Association

Thursday August 26, 2010

2990 St Vincent St (Perzel Ctr)

6PM – Playground Committee

7PM – Rolling Brownouts – FF Union

7PM – ZONING

Cricket Cell Phones (existing business)

Frankford and Wellington

7PM – ZONING

Daycare

3101 Fanshawe St (Basement of Home)

8PM – ZONING

NEW WAWA (Super Wawa, gas pumps, etc)

Tyson Ave and Roosevelt Blvd

www.mayfaircivicassociation.com

email: mayfaircivicassociation@yahoo.com

phone: 215-292-3926

Need Volunteers

This Thursday night we will have 3 zoning meetings: Cricket Cell Phone at Wellington and Frankford, Daycare at 3101 Fanshawe St (Basement of a home), at 7PM and Wawa at Tyson and the Blvd at 8pm. We need help letting the neighbors, on the blocks surrounding these businesses, know about the meeting so that they may come get information and so that the Civic Association can make an informed decision. Please email us mayfaircivicassociation@yahoo.com or call at 215-292-3926 if you are able to deliver some fliers today (we can email to you for printing) or tomorrow (we can drop off).
At thursday meeting, if you are interested in joining our playground committee, please join us 6pm. Finally we will be briefed by Bill Gault of Firefighters Local 22 about the City's "Rolling Brownouts". All meetings will take place at the John Perzel Center (2990 St. Vincent St .).
Thank you
Joe DeFelice,
Pres.
Mayfair Civic Association
www.mayfaircivicassociation.com

UPDATE-COTTMAN AND FRANKFORD-Contact Eric Matson

Eric Matson - Take the Boards Down

This past weekend, a group of convicts escaped while in transport and all news stations descended upon Cottman and Frankford Aves. We were treated to seeing our beloved intersection on every news station. The site of Cottman and Frankford looked atrocious due to the continued presence of peeling plywood on atleast 3 of the storefronts. These deteriorating boards make the avenue look run down and portrays the neighborhood in a negative light. If you are sick of this sight and/or would like to see these come down, we urge you to contact the property manager,

Eric Matson, at (610)324-9600 or emattson@professionalrealtyadvisors.com and ask him to take these down immediately.

He has been asked atleast 10 times over the last 2 months and has an excuse everytime someone contacts him.

Wawa

All
We were contacted by Brett Feldman, from Klehr Harrison Law Firm representing a developer who plans/wants to open a new super Wawa, at the former Northeast Lincoln Mercury dealer at Tyson Ave and Roosevelt Blvd, equipped with gas pumps. This wawa would replace the long-tme, though much smaller, Wawa at Brous and Tyson. The Wawas at Gilham and Frankford and Sheffield and Frankford will not be affected. They plan on meeting with the community in the near future. Once we receive a date we will inform you.
Mayfair Civic Association
www.mayfaircivicassociation.com

Thanksgiving Parade and More

From Board Member Suzanne St. Marie:

This email is an update to the parades after speaking with Gary Cozens and Reese Hartey today by phone. Unless absolutely necessary we will not need to meet.

The Holiday parade as of 2010 has changed hands from the Optimist club to the Mayfair Business Association. The parade will be held on Sunday November 21st with a rain date of the following week. Gary Cozens has been a great help in mentoring through this 1st year process for us. On the phone today he cleared up the talk about the Parade of talent at the Perzel Center. The Optimist club will not hold an event as long as the parade goes on. The Optimist club has a long history with the children of this community. Their major concerns are making sure the kids get Santa and the Mrs. and the children get to display their talents from the dance schools etc.

With that said the Von Stuben day parade will continue as it always has. If they are in the need of extra help they can reach out to the MBA and Mayfair Civic Association. Both organizations are now working in sync hand and hand.

Great work Sue!

Paddy Whacks Update

On Monday evening, approx 40 neighbors came out for another Paddy Whacks meeting because Paddy Whacks changed into original application from nightclub with take out to restaurant/bar. There was some discussion with one neighbor, from the 3300 block of Longshore, voicing his optimism that Paddy Whacks would bring "much needed jobs" to the area, the neighbrs decided that the risk far outweighed the reward and voted unanimously to oppose (the lone proponent had left before the vote was taken). They cited the same concerns that they had previously; it goes against the existing overlay, parking would be a nightmare, there would be added trash, added traffic, etc.

The group also spoke of hiring a zoning atty as well as adopting all the work they had done thus far. They collected money and reaffirmed that there would be a bus for the Zoning hearing Still no date for the Zoning hearing, once there is one, we'll pass it along.

Parking Advisory August 16th through the 20th.

From Tom Dougherty, VP of Lincoln High School:

Joe, I think it wise to share with you that Lincoln High was asked to host a week of Administrative Workshops, 8 am to 4 pm that MAY impact with on street parking within the immediate community. Anticipating such matters, the school district has made available a "yellow bus" shuttle from Northeast High to our doorstep for the several hundred administrators each of the five days, August 16th through the 20th.
Thanks, Tom


Thomas J. Dougherty, Assistant Principal
Abraham Lincoln High School
3201 Ryan Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136
on the web at: www.philasd.org/schools/lincoln

Mayfair Civic Association
www.mayfaircivicassociation.com

Jack Costello Boxing this Saturday Night

Jack Costello Boxing Show

Sat Aug 14th

7PM

John Perzel Community Center

2990 St. Vincent St. Phila, PA 19149.

Tickets $20 at the door

Great night of amateur boxing. Beer, food and fights.

Need I say more.

Come out and enjoy!!

Playground Video Application for Kaboom - Courtesy of NEastphilly.com

Update Boards at Cottman and Frankford aves.

From Eric Matson, property manager:

"I went down to the site this morning....and I see what you are talking
about.....I called the contractors again to get the moving....and they said
they need another week....so they are going to paint the board this evening
or tomorrow morning at the latest.....

Sorry again for the delay and we should have this done within 7 days."

Sorry - Eric

Joseph J DeFelice, Esq.
215-292-3926
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Update - Firefighter Union Pres Bill Gault to Address Special Meeting - August 26, 2010

Thursday August 26, 2010

John Perzel Center (2990 St. Vincent St.)

6PM

Playground Meeting

The Mayfair Civic Association Playground Committee will meet to discuss the recent developments with that Committee for the Mayfair Memorial Playground at Lincoln High School. Specifically, I am meeting with people from the School District this week to discuss installation and liability issues. Currently, we have roughly $14,000 in the account with expectations to receive another $4K-$6K in grants plus the $5K in store credit from Home Depot.

7PM

Bill Gault - Firefighters Union

Bill Gault from firefighters union Local 22 is going to address the crowd about recent developments with the Fire Department.

7:30 PM

Zoning Meeting

The Civic Association will host presenters from Cricket Cell Phone at Wellington and Frankford as well as the proposed Day Care for 3101 Fanshawe St.

The Daycare asked for a continuance to meet with the neighbors and Cricket Cell Phone is asking for a continuance so to meet with the neighbors.

Update - Firefighter Union Pres Bill Gault to Address Special Meeting - August 26, 2010

Thursday August 26, 2010

John Perzel Center (2990 St. Vincent St.)

6PM

Playground Meeting

The Mayfair Civic Association Playground Committee will meet to discuss the recent developments with that Committee for the Mayfair Memorial Playground at Lincoln High School. Specifically, I am meeting with people from the School District this week to discuss installation and liability issues. Currently, we have roughly $14,000 in the account with expectations to receive another $4K-$6K in grants plus the $5K in store credit from Home Depot.

7PM

Bill Gault - Firefighters Union

Bill Gault from firefighters union Local 22 is going to address the crowd about recent developments with the Fire Department.

7:30 PM

Zoning Meeting

The Civic Association will host presenters from Cricket Cell Phone at Wellington and Frankford as well as the proposed Day Care for 3101 Fanshawe St.

The Daycare asked for a continuance to meet with the neighbors and Cricket Cell Phone is asking for a continuance so to meet with the neighbors.

Mayfair Civic Committee Meetings (Zoning and Playground) - 3101 Fanshawe plus Frankford and Wellington

Thursday August 26, 2010

John Perzel Center (2990 St. Vincent St.)

6PM

Playground Meeting

The Mayfair Civic Association Playground Committee will meet to discuss the recent developments with that Committee for the Mayfair Memorial Playground at Lincoln High School. Specifically, I am meeting with people from the School District this week to discuss installation and liability issues. Currently, we have roughly $14,000 in the account with expectations to receive another $4K-$6K in grants plus the $5K in store credit from Home Depot.

7PM

Zoning Meeting

The Civic Association will host presenters from Cricket Cell Phone at Wellington and Frankford as well as the proposed Day Care for 3101 Fanshawe St.

The Daycare asked for a continuance to meet with the neighbors and Cricket Cell Phone is asking for a continuance so to meet with the neighbors.

Paddy Whacks Follow Up Meeting - Change of Application

This Monday Night August 9, 2010.

Knights of Columbus

Knorr and Rowland

7PM

Their attorney informed the Civic Association that they withdrew their application for nightclub and take-out and amended for a bar/restaurant.

We will discuss what this means on Monday night.

Contact the Civic with any questions.

215-292-3926 or mayfarcivicasociation@yahoo.com

Lincoln High School Update

Last week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Lincoln's Prinicipal Don Anticoli and his Vice-Principal Tom Dougherty. We decided that the Community would benefit from visiting Lincoln High School so we decided to hold our September meeting a Lincoln where Mr. Anticoli will be our guest speaker and will take questions from the audience.

Last week we received a call from some neighbors that had a run in with Lincoln students leaving one of the High School's summer sections. We decided it would be in the community's best interest to open a dialogue before the school year starts. We discussed many topics, such as violence, vandalism, the new school property, etc. Therefore this should be a good meeting to discuss these topics.

Our September meeting will be Tuesday September 28, 2010 at 7PM.

Update 3101 Fanshawe St Daycare

UPDATE

The zoning hearing for the proposed Daycare at 3101 Fanshawe St has been continued to Tuesday August 31st, 2010 at 9:30AM. Please check this for an update as to when a neighborhood meeting will be held.

Help Build Another Playground

As many of you may know, we have been raising money for over a year to rebuild Mayfair Memorial Playground and are hoping that our request to Kaboom comes through. Nevertheless, several of our neighbors jump started their own playground endeavor with Kaboom and are approaching their Build day. Please see below as to how you can help:

YOU'RE INVITED TO VOLUNTEER TO BUILD PLAYGROUND IN PHILADELPHIA
Did you know that every KaBOOM! playground is unique and designed by kids and built by volunteers? On Build Day, you can help by volunteering for one of many positions available such as food station, recycling, media, safety team and logistics. Join St. Stephens, Knight Foundation, and KaBOOM! to help make this a great place for children to play!
Volunteers of all ages will be able to participate in some capacity. Adults 18 + can participate in the actual construction while younger participants will be assigned to other safe and supervised volunteer tasks. Child activities are available for children 6 years and ' older while the parent volunteers. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided and no experience is necessary!
When: Saturday September 25, 2010
Where: St. Stephens Daycare 4201 Princeton Ave.
Time: Between 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Contact: Stacey Gentile, 267-322-0816 or momgentUe@aoLcom

Joseph J DeFelice, Esq.
215-292-3926
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Support Letter for Holmesburg Civic

MAYFAIR CIVIC ASSOCIATION

3122 Windish Street

Philadelphia, PA 19152

Mayfaircivicassociation@yahoo.com

www.mayfaircivicassociation.com

215-292-3926

August 2, 2010

Lynette Brown-Sow, Chairperson

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Municipal Services Building

1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

Phila PA 19102

Re: Zoning Application:

3601 Decatur St.

Nail Salon

To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept this letter as a letter of support from the Mayfair Civic Association (“MCA”) to the Holmesburg Civic Association’s request to deny the application of the above for a nail salon. There are already an abundance of nail salons in these two neighborhoods. Also, City Council passed an overlay a few years back restricting nail salons from the Frankford Avenue Corridor. While this business would not be directly on the Avenue, it would remain close enough and therefore should be contained therein such overlay. Therefore, the MCA supports the decision of the Holmesburg Civic Association and its neighbors to deny such request.

Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have.

Sincerely,

_______________________

Joseph J. DeFelice, Esq.

President

Cc: Linda Lawrence, Councilwoman Krajewski

Fred Moore, President, Holmesburg Civic Association