Narberth Borough Council voted on June 26 to advertise an ordinance to accept the dedication of three streets — Foxhall Lane, Auburn Lane and Hansen Court — as public borough streets.

Staff explained these roads have been maintained by the borough for years but were never formally accepted through ordinance. Accepting the dedication clarifies ownership and would allow the borough to submit the streets to PennDOT for liquid-fuels reimbursement for eligible maintenance and repair work. John, the borough solicitor, briefed the council that PennDOT requires documentation that the municipality owns and maintains the streets before liquid-fuels funds are credited.

Council agreed to notify property owners abutting the proposed streets before advertisement and to hold the public hearing after the required notices. No councilor reported opposition; the council president noted the acceptance maintains the current practical status quo — the borough has been maintaining the roads — and staff said the action would not obligate immediate sidewalk installation or other street-edge improvements.

Council members asked about a green strip and the Narberth Park access road adjoining Foxhall Lane; staff said the ordinance confines dedication to the roadway bed and related public road improvements, not to private plantings or improvements outside the public roadbed. The borough emphasized that stormwater facilities, light poles and private plantings were not part of the acceptance unless they lie in the public right-of-way.

The council voted to advertise the ordinance. If no substantive objections are raised at the hearings, staff said the acceptance would position the borough to pursue liquid-fuels reimbursement for maintenance on the dedicated streets.

Ending: Staff will send notices to affected property owners, advertise the ordinance for the statutorily required number of insertions, and schedule a public hearing (projected for August) to consider formal acceptance.