This lot is still (as of 9/13/11) a horrible eyesore. It seems that because it has been in this deplorable and disgraceful state for years, yes, that's years, it has become accepted as normal. It's all the more shocking because it is situated between the Holsey Temple and the Germantown Friends School parking lot and directly across the street from the Germantown Friends School technology building. Doesn't anyone else see this?

Please call the Managing Directors Vacant Lot Program at 215-686-0000

Following the suggestion of Majd B. I did call the Managing Directors Vacant Lot Program. As of 11/08/11 the lot remains as it was when this issue was first brought to the attention of SEECLICKFIX in March, 2011. I was informed in March that it would take months to attend to this problem and that the best we (I) could expect was some satisfactory result by Labor Day 2011. Here it is, 16 days until Thanksgiving Day and anyone looking at this property can see that nothing has happened to clean up this lot. The only difference that anyone that has been paying attention to this lot can see is that there is more accumulated debris and the vegetation is beginning to enter Autumnal dormancy. Perhaps it will be even less noticeable when the lot is covered with snow.

Just the usual apathy and inertia. As of 11-22-11 there has been no action taken by either the city or directly by the community, i.e. Germantown and the so called Wister Neighborhood. This property is immediately adjacent to Holsey Temple which is used by the neighborhood as a polling place for elections and was visited by countless numbers of presumably responsible neighbors who voted last Tuesday, November 8th, and folks who being community minded, were working the polls. Apparently no one noticed that right next to the church property was a tangle of weeds and debris run amok which many people had to pass directly in front of in order to vote inside the Holsey Temple. So, sadly, again I must report that this issue is still open and awaits resolution. By the way, this issue was initially reported in March, 2011. There was supposed to have been a community meeting at the Impacting Your World Christian Center (IYYCC) on Market Square on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 to discuss issues such as this monstrous eyesore, but as usual, the neighborhood ignored the invitation to come out and discuss problems such as this.

As of 9/1/12 I will no longer be a resident in this neighborhood. This wretched, god-forsaken ghetto can collapse into the center of the Earth and the ignorant, uncouth, annoying and offensive slobs that live here can go there too!

I had occasion to visit the old neighborhood last week. The debris filled lot in the 5300 block of Germantown Ave. immediately adjacent to Holsey Temple and directly across the street from Germantown Friends Technology building on the corner of Germantown Ave and Coulter St. is still filled with trash and debris. It is effectively an illegal dumping site. The owner of the property refuses to clean it up and the city has still not moved to cite the owner for neglect. It remains a disgraceful eyesore in what used to be a nice (35-40 years ago) neighborhood. I hope that someday when I visit this place in the future that the lot will be cleaned up and perhaps even used. Whenever?

Last week I visited Gaffney's Fabrics on Germantown Ave. and Coulter St. I noticed that the lot adjacent to Holsey Temple is still filled with trash and other debris. It has been three years since this issue was first reported.

What's the point of commenting on this issue? It was first reported nearly four years ago and nothing has changed. If that community doesn't care about the quality of their neighborhood, why should I?

Please close this issue.