Bryn Mawr/Haverford:
Opponents Of Lighted Billboards To Meet Thursday Night At Haverford School
Lower Merion Commissioner Scott Zelov (R-10) and Haverford Commissioner Andy Lewis (R-5), have scheduled an “informational meeting” on January 9, 7:00 PM, in the Centennial Hall Auditorium at Haverford School.
Court Hearing Scheduled for January 21
Catalyst Outdoor, the company that owns the two proposed billboards, wants to overturn a Haverford Township zoning ruling which currently prevents the construction of those billboards.
On January 21, a Delaware County Common Pleas Court (Judge Spiro Angelos) will begin what is expected to be a three day hearing to determine whether the Haverford ruling will stand.
The Amkor Karate Studio is located in the building beneath the proposed billboard at Lancaster and Penn (600 W. Lancaster). The Acme Market is on the opposite side of Lancaster Ave.
Morgan Hill Home is located in the building beneath the other proposed billboard, at Lancaster and Old Lancaster (658 W. Lancaster). That building faces the parking lot of the Children’s Hospital location, on the opposite side of Lancaster Ave.
Commissioner Scott Zelov told the Delaware County Times that he thought the billboards were “a very big deal.”
“Highway-size billboards don’t belong in our suburban community. They impact the character of the community and the quality of life and I’ve been opposing them since they’ve been proposed over 10 years ago. It’s a never-ending process,” said Zelov
Horrible idea. This is a community not a freeway. It makes the town trashy to have billboards on Lancaster avenue.