Official:Designating the picnic area located within the Twenty-ninth street and Chalmers avenue recreation fields and facility as the "Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area."
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: June 8, 2000
Signed: December 14, 2000
: Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill renames a picnic area in Philadelphia's Twenty-ninth and Chalmers recreation fields to 'Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area' as a tribute to Van R. Thomas' dedication to his community.
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