Borough Of Parkside

Name

Borough Of Parkside

Legal name

Borough of Parkside

Website

https://parksideboro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public safety services
• Waste management
• Stormwater management
• Community recreation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Parkside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Borough of Parkside is a municipal government entity providing public services to residents of Parkside Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Core offerings include police and fire protection, twice-weekly trash collection, recycling services, stormwater management (MS4), streetlight maintenance, code enforcement, and community recreation programs. The borough also produces The Parksider newsletter and livestreams council meetings to engage residents.

Product overview

Borough Of Parkside is a municipal government entity, not a technology product company. The organization provides standard borough services including government administration, public safety (police and fire departments), trash and recycling collection, community recreation programs, and publishes a community newsletter called 'The Parksider.' The organization does not offer commercial technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Police Protection Services Law enforcement services provided by the Parkside Police Department to borough residents, including patrol, response, and community policing. Pennsylvania State Police provide coverage during uncovered shifts.
• Fire Protection Services Fire and emergency response services provided by the volunteer Parkside Fire Department to borough residents, including fire safety education and emergency response coordination.
• Curbside Trash Collection Twice-weekly curbside trash collection service delivered to all borough residents, with holiday-week suspension notices published.
• Curbside Recycling Collection Curbside recycling collection service delivered to borough residents, with collection suspended during weeks that include a recognized holiday.
• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Stormwater management infrastructure and Clean Streams program operated by the borough to manage storm sewer runoff and protect local waterways.
• Streetlight Network (113 streetlights) Maintenance and operation of 113 streetlights throughout the borough, with planned LED conversion based on an audit by Evari GIS.
• Community Recreation Programs Community events and recreation programs organized by the Recreation Committee, including Community Day, Trunk or Treat, Movie Night, Art Fair, and Holiday Festivities.
• The Parksider Newsletter Quarterly community newsletter and real-time blog ('The Parksider Blog') published by the borough to share news, events, and updates with residents.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Delaware County Crisis Connection Team (DCCCT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelaware County mental health crisis service partnership providing mobile crisis team and 24/7 Peer Warm Line services for borough residents. County enacted contingency plans following Crozer Health closure to ensure continued behavioral health crisis services.
• Pennsylvania State PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Police provide coverage during uncovered shifts when Parkside Police Department experiences staffing shortages, ensuring continuous law enforcement response capabilities within the jurisdiction.
• Mainline Health - Riddle HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing Crozer closure, Mainline Health provided an ALS (Advanced Life Support) unit stationed at Middletown Fire Company for Region #3 (including Parkside) for 90 days to handle life-threatening emergency issues.
• PA CareerLink Delaware CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBorough supported Delaware County job fair hosted at Springfield YMCA, helping connect residents with employment opportunities across various industries including healthcare, retail, hospitality, education, manufacturing.
• Brookhaven BoroughcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership for emergency services regionalization. Parkside working with neighboring communities including Brookhaven, Upland, and Chester Township to explore cost-effective ALS unit options.
• State Representative KazeemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState representative engaged by Council members and Fire Chief regarding Crozer Health closure impact on emergency services and healthcare access for residents.
• Parkside Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer fire department co-hosting community events including Trunk or Treat, Holiday Festivities, Art Fair with Recreation Committee.
• Center for ResolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Youth Aid Panel program working with first-time juvenile offenders. Parkside partnered with Brookhaven's established program as proposed by Chief Murray.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Media Borough: Delaware County borough providing a similar full suite of in-house municipal services. Comparable scale and operating model within the same county.
• Chester Township: Named regionalization partner within Delaware County. Comparable small municipal entity in the same geographic and governance context.
• Brookhaven Borough: Neighboring Delaware County, PA borough explicitly named as a regionalization partner for emergency services. Closest functional peer — same size, same service mix, same governance structure.
• Chester Heights Borough: Small Delaware County borough offering parallel municipal services (police, public works, recycling). Direct comparable on operational scope.
• Upland Borough: Adjacent Delaware County borough partnering with Parkside on regional ALS unit exploration. Compares directly on service scope, population scale, and council/citizen engagement model.
• Swarthmore Borough: Small Delaware County borough with a similar mix of police, public works, recycling, and council engagement practices. Closely comparable on resident-facing service delivery.

Others

• CivicPlus: Provider of municipal government websites, citizen engagement, and meeting-management software used by hundreds of small boroughs — adjacent enabler of the type of digital engagement Parkside already operates.
• SeeClickFix: Citizen request and 311-style platform widely adopted by small municipalities. Relevant adjacent capability for a borough looking to digitize service intake and infrastructure reporting.
• Granicus: Government engagement and live-streaming platform powering many municipal council livestreams. Comparable as the infrastructure provider behind Parkside's YouTube-driven transparency practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCegn06wIPgV5bJK6Q6BrV-A
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borough-of-parkside

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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