August 7, 2008 Issue
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Classified Chestnut Hill Local Don't Miss an Issue, Tell us what you see or Winner of Two |
Local NewsCHCA preparing records for state probe Community Manager Philip LeCalsey announced last week that the Chestnut Hill Community Association had copied or converted into digital form 95 percent of the records requested for review by the state attorney general’s office, which is investigating the fiscal practices of the CHCA and the Chestnut Hill Community Fund. Patel resigns from CHCA board three months after election Chestnut Hill Community Association board member Tapan J. Patel resigned last week after holding office for only three months. In a July 31 letter to CHCA president Tolis Vardakis, Patel said he hoped his resignation would put an end to the “unnecessary controversy” surrounding the association and allow the board to move on with its mission.
Water quality a concern at Pastorius Park pond
Hannah Roberts is taking her daughters for a leisurely stroll through Pastorius Park. She keeps close watch of them both — the newborn, Ruth, clings to her chest in a sling while Martha, 3, walks beside them, stopping occasionally to watch the fish make ripples in the pond. “Can we go see some frogs?” Martha asked. “Ok, let’s go see the frogs,” her mother replied. As they walked around the edge of the pond, past the covered debris pits and toward the moat, Roberts, 33, admitted that the pond looked cleaner than it has in weeks. Still, the water quality concerned her.
Singletary reviews police issues at local town hall meeting Capt. Winton Singletary and the 14th District’s top brass took their show “on the road” at a town hall meeting on July 30, at which he discussed the district’s declining crime statistics and explained why it has yet to receive any new officers. Despite promises earlier in the year from the commissioner’s office, the 14th District did not receive additional police officers in the spring. On the one hand that is good news, considering the drop in crime, Singletary said. On the other hand, residents said, there are still times when they call and no one comes.
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