Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Chestnut Hill Community Association is holding its second AVI panel. In this installment, city officials will explain how homes in the Northwest have been valued.
At the Chestnut Hill Community Association's first Actual Value Iniative and real estate tax panel - a panel that included a number of city council members and city officials - many residents asks the same question, a question they couldn't quite get an answer to. The question: How is my home going to be valued under AVI? What method is being used to decide its worth? That question should be answered at the CHCA's second AVI and Real Estate Tax panel on Feb 12. The second discussion will feature the city's chief assessor from the Office of Property Assessment, Richie McKeithen, and the deputy administrator for assessment programs and policy, Marisa Waxman, who will discuss the process used to find the value of the city's homes. CHCA …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
You can get money for an event in Chestnut Hill from the CHCA, but time is running out.
If you are looking for some extra money to put toward an event in 2013 and you want the Chestnut Hill Community Association to help foot the bill, your time is running out. The Chestnut Hill Community Fund accepts requests for grants once a year, and the deadline to submit requests to the CHCA is Friday, Jan 18. A complete list the guidelines for getting a grant are posted on the CHCA website, as well as a form to fill out to request money, but here's a quick preview of some of the requirements to get that sweet, sweet money: Proposals for grants should be brief and must include the following:
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The CHCA has released its meeting agenda for the week.
The CHCA has released its meeting agenda for the week of Jan 8, including a meeting of the executive committee to talk about administrative planning for the coming year. The schedule is below: Tues., Jan. 8 6:30-8:00 p.m. CHCA Fund Drive Committee Meeting Town Hall, 8434 Germantown Avenue Agenda: Thurs., Jan. 10 7:00 p.m. CHCA Executive Committee Meeting Town Hall, 8434 Germantown Avenue Agenda: Mon., Jan. 14 8:30 a.m. [note this is a morning meeting] CHCA Streetscape Committee Meeting Town Hall, 8434 Germantown Avenue 7:00 p.m. CHCA Membership Committee Meeting Town Hall, 8434 Germantown Avenue Agenda: CHCA Deadlines:
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Want to know what's happening in your neighborhood? Here's where you start.
Looking to get involved in the decisions making process in the Northwest? Here's what meetings are happening this week in the Mt. Airy / Chestnut Hill area: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday:
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Chestnut Hill Community Association is in talks with several city council members for a panel to educate citizens on how AVI could impact the area.
The Chesntut Hill Community Association continues to talk about bringing in Philadelphia's city council members to talk to residents about the city's AVI plan. At the CHCA's meeting in late September, association president Brien Tilley said they were still looking in to "creating a panel that would provide a wealth of knowledge" to residents about the city's plan to assess property taxes through Mayor Nutter's proposed Actual Value Initiative. "We've reechoed out to several different people who wanted to be part of it," Tilley said. He said that city council members Cindy Bass, Bill Greene and David Oh have all expressed interest in participating in the proposed panel. A date and location for the event is still forthcoming, but Tilley said…
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tilley talks about coming to Chestnut Hill, what he sees in the future, and what it's like working in a connected community.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Nate Adams
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Chestnut Hill Community Associaton Board President Brien Tilley sat down with Patch to talk about life on the hill. How did you come to Chestnut Hill?: "I moved to Chestnut Hill in July 2000 after growing up in the northeast. My wife, then fiance and I were looking to buy a house and we realized that we spend most of our time in Chestnut Hill, so if this is where we want to be, then this where we should live." What attracted you to the neighborhood?: "We liked the sense of community, the Avenue and all the resources that are here. We wanted to be able to walk to the park, the arboretum, the museums: it fit the lifestyle we were looking for, but it still offers a city experience. We can be downtown in 15 minutes. If we want, we can ride our…
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Community Association Board of Directors meets at 7:30 p.m.
Below is the agenda for Thursday's CHCA Board of Directors meeting, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at The Chestnut Hill Library. Thurs., Sept. 27 7:30 p.m. CHCA Board of Directors Meeting Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Avenue Agenda:
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Brien Tilley talks about the CHCA's goals.
- GOVERNMENT
- Nate Adams
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
When Brien Tilley became the president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association Board of Directors in late May, he didn't necessarily come in with a specific agenda. "I didn't really have platform of issues I wanted to get done when I first came in," he said. "What I wanted to concentrate on is really enhancing the brand of the CHCA." For Tilley, the future of the CHCA is tied to the board's ability to interact with residents and bring in new volunteers to assist with the events that make up "the fabric of the community." "I'm not saying we need a pat on the back, but there are so many terrific things that the board gets done," he said. "I mean, from things like the Black and White gala to blood drives, from the holiday House Tour to …
Brien Tilley talks about the CHCA's goals.
- GOVERNMENT
- Nate Adams
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
When Brien Tilley became the president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association Board of Directors in late May, he didn't necessarily come in with a specific agenda. "I didn't really have platform of issues I wanted to get done when I first came in," he said. "What I wanted to concentrate on is really enhancing the brand of the CHCA." For Tilley, the future of the CHCA is tied to the board's ability to interact with residents and bring in new volunteers to assist with the events that make up "the fabric of the community." "I'm not saying we need a pat on the back, but there are so many terrific things that the board gets done," he said. "I mean, from things like the Black and White gala to blood drives, from the holiday House Tour to …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Two committee meetings are scheduled for Tuesday.
The Chestnut Hill Community Association's development review committee will discuss the West Highland Avenue fire station at its meeting on Tuesday, according to the CHCA's agenda for this week. Check out the full agenda for all of the week's meetings below. CHCA Budget and Finance Committee Meeting Town Hall, 8434 Germantown Avenue Open Agenda 5:30 p.m. CHCA Development Review Committee Meeting Chestnut Hill Hospital, Main Level Conference Room, 8835 Germantown Avenue Agenda: 7:30 p.m.
Margaret Motheral
12:54 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
When the contaminated Devon project was put together by John O Connell and land he said belonged to Stan Smith and presented by Donna Reed Miller's Office and East Mt Airy Neighbors, East Sydney Street was promised no tax raises for 10 years. The Devon Project gets a 10 year tax abatement even though they destroyed quality of life for E. Sydney Street for years and destroyed health and life of … more ›