What does Heritage Park Mean to Me? By Joi Washington

A few words about Media Borough's Heritage Park from Council Member Joi Washington

Heritage Park is dedicated to the lives and history of Black families who have lived in the borough. Read more about Heritage Park HERE

"Heritage Park is one of...

A Closer Look at Plastic Bag Ordinance Implementation

As Media Borough plans for the launch of our plastic bag & straw ordinance in January 2023, we took a look at trends in other communities and businesses who are working to  reduce plastic waste. 

Media Borough’s plastic bag ordinance ...

Media Borough Hosts College Sustainability Interns

Sixteen Bryn Mawr Students participating in the College’s Praxis Program spent their fall semester analyzing four separate areas of sustainability in Media Borough.  They shared their presentations at the Dec. 8 meeting of the Environme...

2023 Budget

On December 15th Media Borough  Council passed the FY 2023 General Fund, Capital Fund, Recreation, and Liquid Fuels budgets. The general operating fund is approximately $10.9 million. It includes a 2.00 millage rate, which is a 0.19 mills increas...

The Media Fire Company, Your Hometown First Responders

Learn the ways you can support the Media Fire Company

The Media Fire Company was founded in 1891 and was an entirely volunteer fire company until about 25 years ago when the EMS (ambulance) began being staffed with paid personnel. Although the earliest eff...

Meet the Media Borough Historic Architectural Review Board:

Media Borough is fortunate to be a community of diverse housing structures and styles built over time and maintained with thoughtful consideration for historical preservation. The oldest structures in Media date back to the 18th century and are tucked in ...

Invitation to join Media Borough’s Curbside Compost Program: One’s a bag, one’s a bucket

Many of us already partly participate in Media’s Curbside Compost Program by putting out Yard Waste in brown bags on Wednesday mornings. Did you know that if the Borough already picks up your Yard Waste, you can also put out your Food W...

Media Borough Tax Season Updates

Borough of Media Real Estate Taxes were mailed out in February.

The total tax rate for the 2023 calendar year is 2.000 mils of assessed valuation. The discount collection date ends March 31st. 2023. If your taxes are in escrow, please forward your bill to ...

SEPTA Trolley Modernization Update

View the latest update from SEPTA's Trolley Modernization Program

Traffic Alert: Stormwater Work in the Borough

Media Borough is implementing the plans, mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, to install hydrodynamic separators at two locations in town. The first location is 3rd and West Street, which will capture flow from the western ...

Flower Show Tickets are SOLD OUT!

The Media Recreation Board's supply of Philadelphia Flower Show tickets are SOLD OUT

Media Borough Welcomes Lisa Gelman as the Newest Council Member.

Media Borough welcomes Lisa Gelman as the newest Council Member. Lisa has been a resident of Media Borough for over 17 years and has previously lived in Upper Providence. She is a part-time bookkeeper and full-time mother of four boys. 

Lisa has s...

Ask An Arborist

Please join us for an evening with Jason Lubar, Associate Director of Urban Forestry at Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. Learn about the value of urban forests and bring your questions about tree care.

Important Information About Recent Tax Bills

New tax bills are being mailed again to Media residents. Due to an unexpected print error, you should disregard the previous 2023 Media Borough Real Estate bill(s) you received prior to 2/6/23. Please note the only error on the bill is the discount ending...

SEPTA Route 101 and 102 February and March Outage

SEPTA Route 101 and 102 March Outage:For the following weekends, beginning with the first train Saturday morning, through end of service Sunday: March 18th through 19th, and March 25th through 26th, SEPTA shuttle buses will replace all Route 101 & 102...

February 2023 Utility Work Update

Utility work continues throughout the borough. Aqua and PECO are completing critical infrastructure updates to the water, sewer, and gas lines over the coming months. Please practice safe driving around construction sites, and thank you for your patience....

Parking in the Borough

Beginning January 2, 2023, parking rates in Media Borough will be $1.50 per hour and will be enforced from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday through Saturday. Fees can be paid at the parking kiosk locations or online using the Passport Parking app.

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March Pet of the Month: Ollie!

Ollie is an equal part sassy and spunky double doodle. He loves strolling State Street, hanging with his many Media doodle pals and being the center of attention. He’s originally a West Coast dood but his mom is wild and flew across country in O...

March Pet of the Month: Pavel!

Pavel is a very sweet Seppala Siberian husky with lots of energy that he likes to burn off with walks and runs. His loves include playing with other dogs, squeaky toys and bacon.

February Pet of the Month: Chloe!

Chloe was found as a sick and hungry stray in 2019. We took her in, cared for her, and brought her back to great health! She’s now 4 and loves to cuddle, play with string toys, and lounge in the funniest positions. Her favorite food flavor is sa...

February Pet of the Month: Murphy!

Murphy likes to sit in the window and watch our neighborhood! He loves to run down the stairs, dive bomb at the bottom and roll all over, waiting for belly rubs or to be fed!

December Pet of the Month: Granger, Indy and Coco!

Granger is cuddly and Indy likes to adventure. Granger's loud purrs can be heard from afar and he loves to eat, while Indy is always on the move. They enjoy wrestling and snuggling with each other.

Coco loves going on long walks and going to Rose...

November: Meet Meatball!

Hi my name is Meatball, and I just love meeting new people. I hope you like cats because I would love to hop on your lap right now and get to know you better. When I’m not busy making friends, my hobbies include chasing string, cleaning the kitc...

October Pet of the Month: Meet Margot!

Margot, often affectionately called “Tiny”, packs a lot of love into her very small body. She is well known around Media as a “chatty Kathy”- often meowing loudly in her attempts to spill the tea (which is probably ...

September Pet of the Month: Meet Sky!

Sky loves to take walks around the borough and is thankful for the merchants who supply a water bowl outside their shops!

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Tree of the Month: December 2022

Swamp White Oak---Quercus bicolor

The Swamp White Oak possesses a range of valuable characteristics both within its native habitat and when planted within an ornamental setting.  Some of its more noteworthy characteristics include:&n...

Tree of the Month: November 2022

The Black Gum is an excellent ornamental and deserves much consideration for use in the home landscape. 

Some of its many attributes include:

• Excellent autumn color, with the leaves changing from orange to bright red to burgundy each fall.
• Its bluei...

Third Street Update

On March 17th, Judge Dozor signed the settlement agreement and, as a result, the former litigation between Borough of Media, County of Delaware, and Broomall’s Lake Country Club is officially “settled, discontinued and ended.” This means that the Borough ...