A preliminary proposal was discussed at the recent Rhawnhurst Civic Association meeting that would bring housing to 1539 Rhawn St. (at Algon Avenue).
The site is home to a large house and two empty lots.
A developer wants to demolish the existing house and build eight to 10 single-family homes, which would be in two rows of four or five each, with the homes in each row attached.
Some residents were concerned about more traffic coming to the already-busy intersection of Algon and Rhawn.
In other zoning news, Barbera Autoland will need a variance to continue to have a car sitting on its roof.
In other news from the Jan. 21 meeting:
• Tom Neveil, executive director of the nonprofit Northeast Victim Service, addressed the group. Northeast Victim Service is at 16 Old Ashton Road. Crime victims in the 2nd, 7th, 8th and 15th police districts are welcome to make an appointment for services weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers and donations are accepted. Call 215-332-3888, email [email protected] or visit nevs.org.
• Al Fiorentino, community relations officer in the 7th Police District, said an arrest was made in a recent residential burglary on the 8200 block of Ferndale St. He also said an arrest was made in Darby of a man wanted in the shooting death of another man on the 800 block of Emerson St. on Thanksgiving.
The 2nd Police District was represented by Capt. Andrew DiSanto, community relations officer Mark Mroz and officer Sharrod Davis. Mroz said crime is down in the district, with officers making more stops for truancy and curfew violations and car stops. He mentioned the double homicide on the 7100 block of Oakland St. on Jan. 1 and the targeted shooting death of a tow truck driver on the 2100 block of Knorr St. on Jan. 11.
• Viktor Kagan, chief of staff for state Rep. Sean Dougherty, said Dougherty and Reps. Anthony Bellmon and Jared Solomon will hold a free shredding and e-cycling event on Monday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon at Roosevelt Mall. Call 215-331-2600.
• Sean Roche, district director for state Sen. Joe Picozzi, said Picozzi holds mobile office hours at the offices of City Councilmen Brian O’Neill and Mike Driscoll. Picozzi’s staff will assist with state-related issues at O’Neill’s office at 432 Rhawn St. on the second Friday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon and at Driscoll’s office at 7552 Frankford Ave. on the third Tuesday of the month from noon to 3 p.m.
• Register of Wills John Sabatina and state Rep. Sean Dougherty were in attendance, along with Peggy Recupido, an aide to Councilman O’Neill, and Rachael Horne, representing state Rep. Ed Neilson. ••
