Media Borough Council Approves Liquor License Transfer, Amends Sidewalk Rebate Program

approved a liquor license transfer to the property at 1 W. State Street at its meeting last week.

The council unanimously approved the transfer of the liquor license from another Delaware County municipality to the borough.

The prior license for that property had been sold and this transfer was not a "gain" of a liquor license it was just replacing a prior license, Media Borough Councilman James Cunningham explained at the meeting.

The property at to Claudio Sandolo, owner of Spasso Italian Grille in Philadelphia, and will

The borough solicitor explained that if the property is ever sold in the future, the borough will have to approve a liquor license for that property again. It is not an automatic transfer to a new owner.

A public hearing was conducted for the transfer and council then unanimously voted to approve it.

Sidewalk Rebate Program

The council also approved amendments to the sidewalk rebate program at its meeting last week.

The Sidewalk Rebate Program is a cost-sharing program that assists property owners with the replacement of sidewalks that have been disrupted by borough-owned trees.

If a borough tree damages a resident’s sidewalk a rebate program is available to fix it.

A property owner who wishes to take part in the program should submit an application prior to completing any construction and follow the below borough guidelines.

• The program applies only to those sidewalks heaved by trees planted by the borough in the public right of way.
• A completed application and contractor’s invoice must be submitted to the borough prior to approval and reimbursement.
• Reimbursement for sidewalk repairs is a 50 percent match, not to exceed $150 for each concrete block heaved by a borough tree.
• If the sidewalk has been previously replaced by the property owner, the borough will consider reimbursing the property owner the full amount for the sidewalk to be contoured around the tree.
• If a tree is removed by the borough, the property owner may be eligible for a reimbursement in the amount of 50 percent of the cost to replace the sidewalk that was heaved by the tree that was removed.
• A building permit for all sidewalk work must be submitted and approved by the Code Enforcement Department. Sidewalks not in compliance with Ordinance 703 must be replaced within the time prescribed by the Code Enforcement Department.
• The Shade Tree Commission and Tree Warden will conduct an inspection of trees alleged to have damaged an applicant’s sidewalk and will make a final determination on the safety and long term viability of the tree. In some cases the tree will have to be removed.