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ENRO wants to warn our residents that a Billboard company has challenged the township's zoning ordinance in order to erect VERY LARGE Billboards in our community.  We hope you agree that our small suburban town is not the right place for billboards.  We are VERY upset by this proposal and if you are too, please help spread the word to your neighbors and attend any meetings related to this issue.

Here are some of the facts as we know to date and all of this information is public upon request at the Township Building.

MC Outdoor, LLC Filed a zoning validity challenge to the current billboard ordinance alleging it had the right to erect billboards in East Norriton.

Three locations/property owners have signed Lease Agreements with MC Outdoors, LLC.  Where they will build digital 48 ft. x 14 ft signs that could be up to 35 ft high. 

205 W. Germantown Pike - (at the start of Penn Square Shopping Ctr.)

229 W. Germantown Pike - (just after Penn Square Shopping Ctr.)

2938 DeKalb Pike - (across from the McDonalds)

The owner of the billboard company is Thaddeus Bartkowski and his company has been attempting, and winning in some cases, to build these large billboards in many small communities like ours.

We need to let him know that East Norriton does not want Billboards!!  They will reduce our property values, increase traffic safety dominate the neighborhoods and we won't have any control over what is displayed.  

Check out this site to see who else is fighting this issue -  NoBillboards.com

Also, click here to go to our Billboard Fight page, with more links to be informed.

EN Board of Supervisors to write a curative amendment to our ordinance.

Please plan on attending the May 24th Township meeting.  The township established a curative amendment and is working on an ordinance to amend our code with regards to billboards. The township legally cannot flat out prohibit billboards and is now contemplating the possible locations for these billboards. Therefore they need input from the residents.

Times Herald Articles about the township's position on billboards.  Click on links below.

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East Norriton Township Office, 2501 Stanbridge Street

Go to the township website for their calendar which contains agendas and minutes of past meetings.

The township posts agendas for upcoming meetings a few days before the meeting on the calendar and on the township website. Click on "News and Events" on the banner near the top of the screen. Then click on "more details" under the meeting you are interested in. If an agenda is posted, it will show up under "Download" where it is called "Meeting Agenda". Note: if there is blank space under "Download", it means the agenda has not yet been posted.

Meeting minutes are also posted here. Look for directions in yellow note on right hand side of page.

Monthly Meetings - at the Township Bldg -2501 Stanbridge St

Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the Township Admin Office for updates  610-275-2800.

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