Mayor's Message
Mayor's Message 3/1/23
Published on March 01, 2023
Good evening. I would like to start by thanking everyone for their support and well wishes this past month. I have truly appreciated it. Concerning the events of January 26th, I want to say again that I take full responsibility for getting into my c…
Mayor's Message 1/18/23
Published on January 18, 2023
Good evening. I wanted to note that today is Councilor Michelle Billups’ birthday. Happy Birthday, Michelle. This afternoon, we held the ribbon cutting ceremony for the all new Upper Darby One Center. The center opened on the ground floor of the mun…
Mayor's Message 1/4/23
Published on January 04, 2023
Good evening and Happy New Year everyone. I’m excited to announce that the all new One Center will be opening this month, on January 18, on the ground floor of the municipal building. Just as Upper Darby is the “World In One Place,” the One Center w…
Mayor's Message 12/28/22
Published on December 28, 2022
Good evening. I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. By way of a friendly reminder, the trash and recycling schedule is impacted by the New Year holiday. The township building will be closed this Monday, January 2nd to observe New Year's Day a…
Mayor's Message 12/21/22
Published on December 21, 2022
Good evening everyone and Happy Winter Solstice, The trash and recycling schedule will be altered for the next two weeks to accommodate our winter holidays. There will be no trash or recycling collected next week on Monday, December 26th as we obser…
Mayor's Message 12/14/22
Published on December 14, 2022
Good evening. I have some exciting news to share tonight. Upper Darby has officially been approved for a grant through the Federal ARPA funds and the PCCD process towards police record management systems, unmanned aerial system programs, additional…
Mayor's Message 12/7/22
Published on December 07, 2022
Good evening. Right before this meeting, we held our second annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in the municipal lot #1 across the street. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped us usher in the holiday spirit. As we close out on the end of the year…
Mayor's Message 11/17/22
Published on November 17, 2022
Good evening, Tonight, we are continuing our discussion of Upper Darby’s 2022 budget, and I would like to thank our department heads for their time and input as well as the public’s comments. We have put a great deal of time and careful planning int…
Mayor's Message 11/2/22
Published on November 02, 2022
Good evening. I would like to apologize for being late tonight. I was on my back from Lancaster where I attended the 2022 Litter Summit. This event was sponsored and held in partnership with the PA department of environmental protection and the depa…
Mayor's Message 10/19/22
Published on October 19, 2022
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, magazine…
Mayor's Message 10/12/22
Published on October 12, 2022
Good evening. There are many upcoming events in the community this week. Tomorrow, Thursday, October 13th from 6:30-7:30pm, I will be partnering with Senator Tim Kearney to host his Tenant/Landlord Forum. Tenants and landlords are encouraged to atte…
Mayor's Message 9/21/22
Published on September 21, 2022
Good evening. This Saturday is the 5th annual Upper Darby International Festival from 12-6pm. It’s free and fun for all ages. We have a great performer lineup, featuring Minas, a Grammy nominated band, playing songs from their hit record Beatles in …
Mayor's Message 9/7/22
Published on September 07, 2022
Good evening. We received word today that the DCNR has awarded the township a grant of just over $174,000 towards the engineering of a trail from Marshall Road to Garrett Road through the Beverly Hills Recreation area. I would like to thank the PEC…
Mayor's Message 8/17/22
Published on August 17, 2022
Good evening, Thank you to everyone who attended Monday night’s town hall in person and virtually. This was our third ARPA town hall that we’ve held since January of this year. It has now been 8 months since our first ARPA town hall meeting and I ca…
Mayor's Message 8/10/22
Published on August 10, 2022
Good evening, Last month, we hosted a town hall meeting concerning the ARPA funding which remains unallocated by Council. The atmosphere fostered by our amazing community speakers and our panel of administration leadership, as well as all our reside…
Mayor's Message 7/20/22
Published on July 20, 2022
Good Evening Everyone,I’d like to begin with a reminder that National Night Out is coming up on Tuesday August 2nd. This is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. The event wil…
Mayor's Message 7/6/22
Published on July 06, 2022
Good Evening. July is Parks and Recreation month and we have two great upcoming recreation programs. The Upper Darby Youth Police & Fire Academy, which is held from July 11-15th, from 9 am to 12 noon each day, still has open registration. Kids w…
Mayor's Message - 6/15/22
Published on June 15, 2022
Good evening. Tomorrow, June 16th the Watkins Senior Center is hosting a table tennis tournament as part of the Delaware County Senior Games. The mission of the games is to engage residents over the age of fifty in two weeks of fun events that promo…
Mayor's Message 6/1/22
Published on June 01, 2022
Mayor’s Message June 1, 2022Good Evening. I have a few reminders I’d like to share with our community. I’d like to thank our three local veteran organizations, the Archer Epler VFW/American Legion Post 979, American Legion Post 214 and the Marine Co…
Mayor's Message 5/25/22
Published on May 25, 2022
Mayor’s Message May 25, 2022Good Evening. This past Thursday, we hosted a public town hall where representatives from Marcum presented the findings of their forensic investigation on the management of ARPA money by me and my administration and they …
