Mayor's Message - February 21, 2024

Mayor’s Message to Council

Mayor Ed Brown

February 21, 2024

Good evening. Earlier today I had the pleasure of welcoming to Upper Darby Township, Federal Transit Administrator Fernandez, Senator Fetterman, Representative Scanlon, SEPTA General Manager Richards and other honored guests to the 69th Street Transportation Center as they announced a $317 million federal grant to support the replacement of the Market Frankford Line railcars. A stronger SEPTA is a stronger Upper Darby, as public transportation is one of our most important assets. 

I was then pleased to welcome Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon on a tour of the Upper Darby Police Headquarters along with Superintendent Tim Bernhardt. I’ve asked the Superintendent to be here this evening to provide a Public Safety update.

(Tim's remarks)

Thank you, Superintendent Bernhardt. I appreciate all that you and the Department are doing for the Upper Darby community. As the Superintendent stated, we are looking forward to recognizing and honoring our heroes in a Council Meeting next month. 

Today is International Mother Language Day which was created in 1999 to promote, protect and preserve all languages. Upper Darby is the home of diverse culture, heritage, and rich traditions and the Proclamation recognizing the importance of this day can be found on the Township website. With over 100 languages spoken in our community, it is very important that we celebrate our diversity in many ways and as often as we can.  

(Mayor’s remarks)