Mayor's Message 10/19/22

Good evening. 

This Saturday, October 22nd, Upper Darby is holding another Shred event from 9am till noon at Upper Darby High School (601 N. Lansdowne Ave, Drexel Hill 19026). Two boxes are allowed per vehicle and non-confidential documents, magazines, newspapers, catalogs, flyers, and junk mail will NOT be accepted. There will be on site data destruction of laptops, tablets, hard drives, and cell phones, but NO TELEVISIONS. Delaware County's Drug Take Back Van will also be on site. For more information visit our website www.upperdarby.org

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I encourage everyone to check and see when their last mammogram was and to make an appointment if it’s been over a year.   Yearly mammograms remind us to take care of ourselves on a regular basis.

October is also Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Locally, the Domestic Abuse Project works to support survivors of domestic abuse and to prevent domestic abuse.  Our township supports the Domestic Abuse Project on a regular basis through our Community Development Block Program. Next Thursday, the Domestic Abuse Project will have a grand opening of their Upper Darby office and we welcome them and their mission and the opportunity to more directly serve the residents of our township and of Eastern Delaware County.

Last night, there was a residential fire where a civilian and a firefighter were injured. Our thoughts are with the resident and firefighter as they recover. I’d like to take the time to remind everyone to practice fire safety around portable oxygen units and electric space heaters in addition to preparing and practicing a fire escape plan.  This year’s Fire Prevention Week was “Fire Won’t Wait, Plan Your Escape”.  Please test your smoke alarms on a monthly basis and call the UD Fire Department at 610-734-7673 for installation of a free smoke detector if you are in need of one. 

Tonight, our representative from Brinker Simpson, Donna Stilwell will present to Council and the public our 2023 preliminary budget. I would like to pause now and allow Donna to give her presentation. 

*PAUSE FOR DONNA*

That concludes our presentation and my message. 

Thank you.