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Residents press Yeadon council over code enforcement, driveway permits and blocked easement
Summary
Several residents told the Yeadon Borough Council they have waited years for code enforcement and complete permit records, alleging a neighbor's concrete driveway and parking are blocking an easement and creating safety hazards; council pledged an on-site inspection and staff follow-up Monday.
Several Yeadon residents used the council's citizens forum to press officials on persistent code and driveway-permit problems that they said are diminishing neighborhood quality of life and endangering pedestrians.
Clara Johnson told council she has seen washers, dryers and furniture left on porches and piles of wood on lawns and asked when existing ordinances will be enforced. "Where is there a good quality of life in any of those things that I just mentioned?" she asked, urging the borough to follow up when violations are reported.
Quintina Scruggs described a shared-driveway conflict at 522 South Union Avenue. She said police told her she might be ticketed if she parks in certain…
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