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Several residents described yards, overgrown grass and deteriorated driveways on Church Lane and McDade Avenue and asked whether the borough has a schedule for code inspections. One resident urged: “take a picture, email the code department,” and another council member advised callers to send photos and complaints to the code office so staff can “start really maybe bringing some attention to some of the things that you see.”

Why this matters: Forum participants said visible property neglect affects quality of life and public safety and that enforcement must be consistent. Borough officials said the code department currently has three officers, that the department is automating field citations and that public works will abate properties that present a hazard and charge back costs when legally permitted.

Speakers also encouraged neighborhood organizing. A council member and other residents recommended reinstituting and supporting block associations to improve local communication, neighbor-to-neighbor help and coordinated cleanup efforts. Borough staff said information about citations, abatement and reporting is posted on the borough website and pledged to expand social-media and newsletter notices.

No new enforcement policy was adopted at the forum. Officials asked residents to document violations with photos, report them to the code office (Mr. K) and to pursue neighborhood-level solutions that pair enforcement with support for homeowners who may need help completing repairs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 5, 2025 - Mayor's Citizens Forum","oneSentenceSummary","At the Mayor's Citizens Forum residents raised recurring concerns about overgrown lots, potholes and inconsistent enforcement; council and staff urged residents to report violations, provide photos and support block associations to improve neighborhood upkeep.","taxTitle","Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71512,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200153,"Yeadon officials warn volunteer fire, EMS and hospital closures strain emergency response",527,1892000,2419000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3818700-59d3cdab31b9eae1ff21ce45a1b1509c&start=1892&end=2419","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3818700-59d3cdab31b9eae1ff21ce45a1b1509c/thumbnail_1892000.jpg","/articles/6200153/Yeadon/Delaware-County/Pennsylvania/Yeadon-officials-warn-volunteer-fire-EMS-and-hospital-closures-strain-emergency-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200153-c35cdeb06c770f065df65ca7de2b1a24/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204343&Signature=Hu4RxjqXWU360d29080OSAFBj19S~OnfypXV5CKzIGOf8RsMCyiJvk4cl6jziMM-3ltdM1citxI4RYoClmUt9c1IzaoNNUMzCcWvrUftmcF0ZwLIdxmWTl8kzd~Yh3ZqFsU5ATW3E9QdAQ-ebT2OD1de8jyJ0y8mjFyjCKcttlePRY7V3IQeCDXdHhqPPd-kexzm82ZfFAddAJGk4IUqCkTMllbwg8dhzopjdHuKSvrXmUja06Wocelq561WILIHPBAErKR6WCK1-5cI5WmXnrOlx7Q7o2wT0nQfVaj4QndQqakSce-Sy9B5qC4DaKepK78ZtpTzeOKm4S0S6IQzqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yeadon Borough fire and police officials told residents Thursday that volunteer staffing shortages, recent fires and regional hospital closures are stretching emergency response and often require mutual-aid assistance from neighboring towns.

Shaheed Summers, chief of the Yeadon Fire Department, described a recent early-morning house fire caused by a candle left burning and said the scale of that incident required multiple mutual-aid companies because “this one fire company cannot fight a single house fire.” Fire marshal Vincent Zapacosta said investigations to date show recent local fires were “none of which have been suspicious” and have been caused by accidents such as unattended candles, discarded cigarettes or electrical issues.

Why this matters: Speakers warned that volunteer fire companies across the county are losing members and that emergency medical services are stretched when hospitals reduce capacity or close. Summers said EMS units are sometimes dispatched from neighboring communities and that firefighters are trained in first aid and CPR but cannot provide advanced medical care until an ambulance arrives. “We are trained in a lot more than just fighting fires,” Summers said, adding that volunteers respond from home and many staff the station around the clock.

Police officials at the forum discussed public-safety trends including gun violence and traffic enforcement. An unnamed police speaker cited a national statistic and said, “every day, at least a 125 people are shot and killed in America,” and noted ongoing efforts to secure grant funding and legislative changes that would permit smaller municipalities to operate red-light camera programs (current law cited in the meeting requires a population threshold of 20,000; some advocates seek a 10,000 threshold used elsewhere).

Officials pressed residents to support volunteer companies with donations and by volunteering. Zapacosta and Summers noted that the borough has provided equipment and apparatus support and that future conversations could include exploring partially paid staffing models or stipends; Summers said council has been “fully supportive of the fire company, with apparatus and equipment.”

No formal municipal action was taken during the forum; officials said follow-up discussions on EMS stability and funding will continue at the borough and at intermunicipal public-safety meetings.","Fire and police leaders told residents that recent accidental fires, a shortage of volunteers, ambulance gaps and hospital closures are stretching emergency response; officials urged community support and described mutual aid dependence.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200158,"Yeadon honored for lead-prevention ordinance as county health leaders outline testing, remediation needs",376,260000,636000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3818700-59d3cdab31b9eae1ff21ce45a1b1509c&start=260&end=636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3818700-59d3cdab31b9eae1ff21ce45a1b1509c/thumbnail_260000.jpg","/articles/6200158/Yeadon/Delaware-County/Pennsylvania/Yeadon-honored-for-lead-prevention-ordinance-as-county-health-leaders-outline-testing-remediation-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200158-f3b87186f3c1a72feb26d6629d0126d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204343&Signature=C0U~gpeV2qJtBSm1zLKz0F3lu7f5BOhWvmL6I7m8D-S0FBpgPpsZME1-hTOqN9VRv-VMnGgqwPYEHTOCqhcRSAEtP6ja-WRT~VvPj~6p0xHHi0JFpEGTWMxRokb~e~0cLM8P60ssq1wCBRQ0Dlp0o5Zr0RI1Je~ot08NMjQtIXA75MlmesX6VqKrJkD6Pi~~PLSijmYk8h38oarA49kkOFZZKSBkccVvtebPTW4RSfOdSnMwUEP5sfoCRfgfKpEChUexidFOhgXT0p9eQw6H-HsujLaJludziNwZtqzyiHjgbd9UtJPFN9d9g~XZXaxewZrobr0o2lAXGjEziPDWBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yeadon Borough received a certificate from the Lead Free Promise Project on Thursday recognizing the borough’s adoption of a home lead-prevention ordinance and committing local leaders to reduce childhood lead exposure.

The recognition came as Rosemary Hall, health consultant for Children First and chair of the Delaware County Board of Health, and Dionatha Dyer, director of health policy for Children First, briefed residents on lead-testing gaps, local case counts and available remediation resources. Hall said lead paint hazards in older rental housing are the “main source” of childhood lead exposure and warned that “lead is heavy, and it ends up all over your body and is hard to remove.”

Why this matters: Hall and Dyer told forum attendees that Pennsylvania has one of the highest counts of children with elevated blood lead levels nationally and that many children are not being tested. Dyer urged state-level action to require two blood-lead tests before age 2, matching American Academy of Pediatrics guidance and current Medicaid practice in the Commonwealth. “Only 35 percent of children under the age of 2 getting tested,” Dyer said, stressing the gap between testing and known exposure.

Details and local data given to residents included the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s lowering of its blood-lead reference level (from 5 micrograms per deciliter to 3.5), Delaware County case trends cited by Hall (about 250 children poisoned in 2022 and about 450 in 2024), and a reported 28 children in Yeadon who tested positive in 2022. Hall also said that in Delaware County African American children made up roughly 31 percent of children tested but 49 percent of confirmed elevated cases, while white children were 39 percent of tests and 18.4 percent of confirmed elevated cases; she framed that as evidence of a testing and exposure disparity.

On funding and remediation, Hall said the Delaware County Health Department and County Office of Housing have secured a HUD grant to help repair homes for lead hazards, and she pointed residents toward county resources and home-testing services run by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Forum organizers had a resource table staffed by county health officials and distributed materials about testing and remediation.

No new municipal action was taken at the forum; the recognition marked the borough’s earlier passage of its home lead-prevention ordinance. Speakers encouraged residents to contact the county health department for testing and to contact state legislators about pending statewide measures to expand testing.

Residents who want more information were directed to Children First and the Delaware County Health Department for materials and services.","Health advocates presented Yeadon Borough with a Lead Free Promise Project recognition after the borough passed a home lead-prevention ordinance; county health leaders urged wider testing, noted racial testing gaps and highlighted remediation funding via HUD and county programs.","actionData","errors"]

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