LANSDALEÂ â An historic building hidden in plain sight on one of Lansdale s busiest streets could soon have a new use.
Councilman Rich DiGregorio gave an update earlier this month about early talks on a new user for a three-story brick building on Cannon Avenue. It s the brick building right by the railroad tracks â it s a commercial site, and they want to make it a residential apartment use, said DiGregorio.
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The property in question is a three-story brick building at 501 N. Cannon Avenue, just south of the rail crossing and across the street from the Cannoneers Club that has been refurbished by that organization in recent years. According to a property listing by developer Situs Properties Inc., the building contains 18,126 square feet of space, including about 3,000 square feet of office space on the second floor, with a detached garage of 4,312 square feet, on a lot of 0.79 acres. One loading dock and a drive-in loading door are available on
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LANSDALEÂ â A second spring of living with COVID-19 has brought a new set of questions for Lansdale s officials:
When should they consider lifting the moratorium put in effect last year on penalties, interest charges, and disconnections of borough utilities for those who have been unable to pay? Interest and penalties are a significant source of revenue, but we re not heartless. We understand these penalties may not be affordable, said councilman Leon Angelichio.
- Advertisement - When you look at what we have outstanding, there s a reason why it s outstanding: People can t afford it, he said.
In March 2020, just after the arrival of COVID-19 in the county and the resulting business shutdowns, borough officials stopped all disconnections and waived new late charges for all customers of the borough s electric department, while working to arrange payment plans with those able to do so. Talks continued over the summer on ways council could help set up an emergency local
Developer John Westrum, inset, shows photos of the current conditions inside a vacant warehouse on Broad Street in Lansdale that will be the site of the proposed Lansdale Luxor apartment building, during the school board finance committee meeting on Aug. 11, 2020.
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LANSDALEÂ â She s been on the job for just a few weeks, and is already making changes and fitting right in.
Lansdale s borough council members got to meet and greet, virtually at least, new Finance Director Melissa Gemelli last week. She fits in well with the team we have at the borough. We re looking forward to working with her, and learning from her about how we can do things more efficiently, and better, for everybody, said borough Manager John Ernst.
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In February Ernst announced that Gemelli had been hired to fill the town s lead financial position, which had been vacant since December 2020 due to the departure of prior director John Ramey. Gemelli started in Lansdale on Feb. 22, and brought roughly two decades of financial experience with the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority, and is a certified CPA and municipal auditor, Ernst told council s administration and finance committee on Wednesday night.Â