Help Us Get Our Sign Approved
We are again seeking approval from the Zoning Board for our new electronic sign. Please help by sending an email of support to the Zoning Board.
The links below download a draft email to your device, ready to be sent to Maureen Feyas, zoning officer and assistant township manager. Feel free to edit the text and hit send when ready.
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If the link(s) above do not automatically populate an email to Maureen Feyas, create an email manually. You can copy all the necessary information here.
Background:
For the past 8 years, Wallingford Presbyterian Church has been pursuing an electric reader to replace the deteriorating sign currently at the corner of Brookhaven and Avondale Roads. Our initial request was met with some resistance from a few community residents, so we undertook a new design addressing their concerns. We then met individually with those who had opposed our zoning request, and all but one was agreeable with the new design.
To move forward, we submitted an application to the Zoning officer for a building permit (meeting all township ordinances), but we were denied a permit.
Since then, the Wallingford Swarthmore School District has gone before the Zoning Board (May 2023) and received approval for two electronic signs that dwarf our initial request. This brings the total number of electronic signs in the township to four, while we have not been able to get our own electronic sign approved. We feel our sign will be important to the broader Nether Providence Township community, and we seek support from the community in asking for approval of our sign.
We want to let our community know about:
- Strawberry Festival, which was instrumental in getting Nether Providence named a Top Ten Place to Live by Money magazine.
- Scouts, which include Boy Scout Troop 277, Scouts BSA Troop 2019, and Cub Scout Pack 228
- Our music programs, including Concerts for a Cause, the annual Messiah Sing, and concerts by visiting musicians and choral groups
- Programs of interest on Elder Care, etc.
Please help support our sign.