Cheltenham Parade Route Showcases Unkempt Property and Unkept Promises

Gathered at Monday's Cheltenham 4th of July parade route, local residents got a firsthand glimpse of what living next to a Matrix development could be... unmowed grass; overgrown bushes and an overall lack of responsible corporate citizenship. Some of us walked the perimeter of the former Ashbourne Country Club and saw the type of indifference and apparent abandonment that prompted much of the concern over Matrix's proposed plans for the property.

As an update, the Zoning Hearing Board ruling and findings dated May 27th was appealed by Matrix since it did have some conditions and restrictions attached to it. Their appeal opened the door for CC4A to file our Land Use Appeal in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. In that filing, our lawyer stated that the Cheltenham Zoning Hearing Board, "erred as a matter of law and abused its discretion" across many of the variances they voted to grant. "

What this means very simply is that our (CC4A's) opposition to the wrong kind of development - development which is overly dense and failing to account for steep slopes and the nature of the property, will continue until the right zoning is authorized. We hope to prevail in this additional formal legal setting. But to do so, we continue to need the community's help and financial support. We are all in this together!

Visit the website for any updates which will be posted as soon as they occur.

Thanks for your continued support,

Mitch Zygmund-Felt, Joe Vescovich and the Leadership of CC4A