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Abington Township was incorporated in 1704. The administration building and police department are located along Old York Road, adjacent to Abington Memorial Hospital.
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Abington Township
Abington Township is located in eastern Montgomery County and had a population of 55,234 in 2008. The Township is a highly desirable residential area that contains a major shopping center, many small businesses, and a few of Montgomery County's largest employers. Communities within the township include Willow Grove, Roslyn, Glenside, Rydal, North Hills, and Meadowbrook. www.abington.org
Commissioners are elected in 15 wards throughout the Township. Commissioners serve on eight committees. Four of those wards represent the neighborhoods Rydal-Meadowbrook:
Ward One
Commissioner Steven Kline
www.kline4ward1.com
Email: kline4ward1@comcast.net
940 Washington Lane
Rydal, PA 19046
Phone: 215-758-2702
Ward Two
Commissioner Robert Wachter
suing4u@aol.com
1844 Bertram Rd
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Phone: 215.947.7951
Ward Three
Commissioner Richard J. Gaglianese
http://gaglianese4ward3.com/
Form: http://gaglianese4ward3.com/contactRich.html
1074 Beverly Rd
Rydal, PA 19046
Phone: 215.884.9456
Ward Seven
Commissioner Madeleine Dean
Email: dean@lasalle.edu
795 Glen Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Phone: 215.886.4444
Township Offices
1176 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
Main Phone: 267-536-1003 or 1004
Commissioners' offices are in their homes.
The Treasurer is also elected by the citizens of the Township.
http://www.abington.org/tax/index.htm
Jay W. Blumenthal
Treasurer / Tax Office
1176 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
email: jblumenthal@abington.org
Phone: 267-536-1024
The Township Tax Office is responsible for the collection of township, county, and school real estate taxes. Property owners should be prepared to receive two sets of invoices for their property to be paid in April and November yearly.
The School Board is also elected by residents of Abington:
www.abington.k12.pa.us
Raymond McGarry, Esq., President
Jeffrey P. Bates, Esq., Vice-President
Ms. Susan Arnhold
Mrs. Andrea Lawful-Trainer
Mrs. Jeannette Maitin
Adam M. Share, Esq.
Mr. Barry J. Stupine
Mrs. Michele R. Tinsman
Mr. Daniel Sean Kaye
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Please click here to visit maps of Abington in the Community section of the Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association web site. You will be able to see Wards One, Two, Three and Seven, as well as have access to maps with environmental impact of water releases, toxic materials handlers and the watersheds, geology and mineral deposits that characterize the area.
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