Michelle Vanella-Kudenko's Page

Carole,

Communication from council is a problem. Didn't there used to be a newsletter that was distributed to every household or am I imagining things?  Is there any reason you know of that the borough website is not kept up to date with this information?  You used to be borough manager, can you give us some insight to why the borough is not more savvy with the internet?  People are used to being able to hop on the internet to find the information they need.  I see that council minutes are now up to date but more could be done. That website was so out of date for so long that residents stopped checking it.  There's where a lot of this information could be placed.  If not acted on, the borough is going to end up being road kill on the information highway. Facebook? Twitter? Is anyone going to put RP on them?

Hi Michelle:

12 years ago a company filed a lawsuit against the Borough because they wanted to erect multiple billboards along Chester Pike. As part of a settlement of that case, no billboards are being place along Chester Pike, the borough was able to change its Zoning Ordinance to write a very specific section dealing with billboards (which it previously did not have) and it was agreed that the billboard could be placed in a newly formed district fronting along I-95 and would prohibit any future billboards along Chester Pike.  In addition, as a result of this settlement reached, the borough will actually be able to generate revenue from the billboard which will face  I-95 and NOT ANY RESIDENTIAL area.  All of this was possible as a result of the efforts of this and prior councils.

I think it is unfair that people on Ridley Park Online go off, half-cocked, without having factual knowledge.  This matter is no secret that just snuck up on the residents in Hetzel Park.  This matter has been addressed over the past 12 years and multiple councils.