A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania until 7 PM EDT tonight.

Hazardous Weather: Severe Weather.

Locations affected: The highest potential for severe weather is over northern and western portions of the area.

Timing: The most likely timing for the severe weather would be this afternoon through this evening, mainly between 2 PM and 7 PM.  

Impacts: Damaging Winds and an isolated tornado or two are the main threats. Hail remains possible as well.

Confidence on occurrence: Confidence is moderate.

The Chester County Watch Office has provided this information.

Please click on the following to access the Spring 2022 Newsletter:

Spring 2022 Newsletter

Corinne J. Badman was recently promoted to Borough Assistant Manager & Gina Seiler was recently hired as the Police Administrative Assistant. They are welcomed additions to the Borough’s Administration:

Tiffany M. Loomis, Borough Manager – left, Corrine J. Badman, Borough Assistant Manager – middle, Dr. Amy Finkbiner, Ph.D., Borough Council President – right.

Zeyn B. Uzman, Mayor – left, Gina Seiler, Police Administrative Assistant – middle, Louis Marcelli, Chief of Police, right.

Please click on the following link to access Recycling in our Park Presentation to Borough Council, at their February 15, 2022 meeting, presented by the Environmental Advisory Council Vice Chair Brian Walker & Council Member Brendan Phillips:

• Recycling In Our Parks

Please click on the following link to access the Year 2021 Annual Volunteer Committee/ Charitable Organization Reports presented at the March 15, 2022 Borough Council Meeting:

Year 2021 Annual Reports

During the past six months Malvern Borough has gone through an extensive transition. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

Personnel Changes:

• Corinne Badman, Police Department Administrative Assistant, has been appointed to Borough Assistant Manager
• Aubrey Gruwell-Keating, has joined the Administration as Office Coordinator
• Gina Seiler, has joined the Police Department as Administrative Assistant
• Scott Whiteman has joined Public Works as Laborer

At your suggestion and/or request the Borough is making the following changes: 

• A draft of the most recent Borough Council minutes is being published for review by the public in advance of the following Borough Council meeting.
• The financial report of the Borough is also being shared to create more transparency in advance of the following Borough Council meeting.
• The clock in Burke Park has been repaired. Due to the pandemic the new motor was on order for months.
• State flags have been ordered to be placed with the red, white and blue to honor the fallen in their passing.

Please click on the following link to access the proposed Capital Improvement Budget – 2022 to 2026 & Proposed Capital Reserve Budget REVISIONS to be discussed and potentially approved for amendment, through a public hearing, to the current Capital Improvement Budget & Capital Reserve Budget by Borough Council at their April 19, 2022 meeting:

Proposed Capital Improvement Budget – 2022 to 2026

Proposed Capital Reserve Budget Revisions

Please click on the following link access Malvern Borough’s Pension Information:

Malvern Borough Pension Information

Mayor Uzman swore in Part-Time Officer Jason Listmeier at the March 1, 2022 Borough Council Meeting.  Welcome to Malvern Jason!

Aubrey Gruwell-Keating was recently hired as the Officer Coordinator. She is a welcomed addition to the Borough’s Administration.

Dr. Amy Finkbiner, Ph.D., Borough Council President, left side of picture, Aubrey Gruwell-Keating, right side of picture.

Current CDC Guidelines:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Pennsylvania&data-type=Risk&list_select_county=42029

Chester County Level of Disease Information:

https://www.chesco.org/4376/Coronavirus-COVID-19

Please click on the following links to understand where Does the Money Come From Malvern to Fund the Borough’s Budget:

Pie-Chart-Where-Does-the-Money-Come-From-to-Fund-the-Budget-2.3.2022.pdf

Where-Does-the-Money-Come-From-Malvern-to-Fund-the-Boroughs-Budget-Breakdown.pdf

In 2021, the Malvern Borough Police Department had 40 UCR (Uniformed Crime Report) reportable crimes.  These are crimes that we are mandated to report to the FBI.  This does not include calls for service, civil complaints, traffic accidents, or calls transferred to other departments.  Only 2 of the crimes reported were considered “violent” crimes as they were assaults.   All others were either property crimes, traffic offenses, or domestic related.

Malvern Borough is Number 97 on the list of Pennsylvania’s safest towns with 3,000 to 10,000 residents.  

Please click on the following link to access the article “How Safe Is Malvern Compared To Other PA Towns”:

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/malvern/how-safe-malvern-compared-other-pa-towns

The Borough Council unanimously approved an increase to the Realty Transfer Tax from 1.0% to 1.5% on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.  The reasoning behind doing so is the following:

• Borough Council found it necessary to raise taxes in order to maintain the high level of service provided by the Borough.  Costs have risen since the last tax increase four years ago.  The realty transfer tax increase balances the 2022 operating budget while also setting aside some funds for future capital improvement projects.
• By raising the realty transfer tax, the Borough does not need to impose a property tax increase.  Property taxes are annual, whereas the realty transfer tax is only paid when the property is bought or sold.
• Lower property taxes are a stronger incentive to home buyers than a lower transfer tax.  Also, there are many exemptions to the realty transfer tax, including certain transfers among family members, to governmental units, between religious organizations, to shareholders or partners, and to or from nonprofit industrial development agencies.

The 2022 budget can be found at http://www.malvern.org/general-info/budgets-audits/.

Amy Finkbiner, PhD
Malvern Borough Council
afinkbiner@malvern.org