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Quiet Clean Philly
Quiet Clean Philly: Phase-out gas-powered leaf blowers Help make Mt Airy a quieter, less polluted, and more environmentally-friendly neighborhood by supporting the transition away from gas-powered leaf blowers. In coalition with groups around the country looking to...
PROTEST TRAFFIC VIOLENCE 9/11
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Traffic Calming Meeting: Sunday July 24 @4pm at Carpenter Lane Station
You are invited to our next traffic calming meeting on Sunday July 24th at 4pm at Carpenter Lane Train Station. Councilperson Cindy Bass will be speaking. Staff of US Rep. Dwight Evans and State Rep. Chris Rabb have also confirmed attendance. While the focus of...
Pelham Trust Building Historical Designation Hearing
The Pelham Trust building, most recently Santander Bank, is ripe for redevelopment. Apparently, it is currently unprotected by historical designation. Please read the email below for details of how to share your opinion of the relative importance of this historical...
Happy Pride Month!
WMAN is committed to actively working to foster programs and spaces to support and celebrate the gender and sexual diversity in our community. If you’re looking to find ways to celebrate Pride, please see the links below, or if you’d like to share a...
How to look up your 2023 property real estate tax assessment
To calculate what you can expect to pay in January 2023: 1. Go to https://property.phila.gov (It says “searching by owner” has been disabled. So far, not so.) Enter your property address in the box above the map area. 2. The “Assessed Value” of your house will appear...
Vote for Mount Airy Baseball Player as Big 10 Player of the Year!
Chris ” Bubba” Alleyne played Mount Airy Baseball for six years, including several seasons of STARS tournament teams. He graduated from Springside Chestnut Hill and is now a senior outfielder batting .354 at the University of Maryland. Chris is a...
Simple Statement of Solidarity with Ukraine: Flower Power!
With the world as crazy as it is, we can all use small reminders of how lucky we are to live in our beautiful, relatively safe community of West Mt. Airy, especially in light of the atrocities taking place in Ukraine. Will you join WMAN in our effort to cover Mt. Airy...
Mt. Airy Traffic Calming Committee: Please join us, or at least slow down when you’re driving around the neighborhood!
Are you increasingly concerned that a reckless driver might hit you? Do you wish you could let your kids walk to school on their own without worrying about their safety? It is not your imagination: reckless and aggressive driving has gotten a lot worse in the past few...
Did your property taxes go up? Here are some things you can do.
Philadelphia released new “assessments” of property values, which they will use to calculate 2023 property tax bills. If your assessed value went up, your property taxes will, too. Based on the current tax rate, for every $10,000 in increased value, your yearly tax...