Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Monday, March 24, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

2025

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Borough of Franklin Park

Borough of Franklin Park, PA

Dennis O'Keefe

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Borough of Franklin Park is a quiet, safe, residential municipality located in Allegheny County, PA. It is approximately twenty (20) miles north of the City of Pittsburgh, encompasses 13.5 square miles, and has a population of 15,500. The Borough has four parks, 280 total acres of protected green space and continues to work on providing natural habitats, gardens, and meadow areas with the commitment to monarch and pollinator conservation. Mayor O’Keefe, Borough Council, and the Borough’s EAC are committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing natural areas.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Systems Change ▸

Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Dennis O'Keefe	2025	3/24/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Dennis O'Keefe	2024	2/20/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Dennis O'Keefe	2023	3/31/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Dennis O'Keefe	2022	3/29/2022	Signatories	View Pledge