Borough of Perkasie. Photo by James Short.
The Perkasie Borough Council Tuesday evening approved a series of parking bans on West Blooming Glen Drive.
The move prohibits parking from North 7th Street East to 150 feet east of Pennridge High School Drive West and North 5th Street West to 220 feet west of Pennridge High School Drive East.
Parking will additionally be prohibited at a point of 220 feet west to Pennridge High School Drive East to a distance 150 feet east of Pennridge High School Drive West from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the school year.
EV Charging Grant
The council endorsed an American Municipal Power U.S. Department of Transportation grant application for charging and fueling infrastructure. The council is currently proposing four charging stations on the 7th Street gravel parking lot. Borough manager Andrea Coaxum noted that the grant is non-binding.
Council approved an engineering and design consultation services bid for the rehabilitation of the South Perkasie Borough Covered Timber Bridge to Wood Research and Development for $195,030. Built in 1882 and later added to the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge sustained significant damage during Hurricane Ida in September 2021.
Council approved an agreement with the Perkasie Town Improvement Association to install a mural on the freight car at the SEPTA train station and awarded the RFP to Carrie Kingsbury of Promised Land Murals. The deadline for the project is December.
Suicide Prevention
Mayor Jeff Hollenbach proclaimed September as National Suicide Prevention and Action Month in the borough. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, more than 49,000 people die by suicide annually in the United States, amounting to 132 every day.
In honor of the month, businesses in the town center will be offering suicide prevention awareness ribbons and paper handprints on which customers can write positive applications that will be displayed in town and online. In addition, the next First Friday event will feature interactive activities and resources from the Bucks County Suicide Prevention Task Force, while Perkasie Rotary will host a “Run Out of the Darkness” 5K run/walk on September 8 at 9:30 a.m.
Pennridge High School changes
Youth Councilor Logan Wilcox informed the council of some changes at Pennridge High School for the 2024-2025 school year, including block scheduling, gender identity and single-user bathrooms and an electronic hall pass system. He also announced that local families and legal advocates filed an amended federal civil rights complaint against the school district, alleging an ongoing “hostile environment” for students of color and LGBTQ+ students. He additionally reported that the school board approved a senior day trip to Disney World.
The board also approved a Pennridge Homecoming Parade on October 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and a Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Freeze-up 5K on December 8 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The next Perkasie borough council meeting is on September 18 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit perkasieborough.org.
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