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City Council Seeks Revitalization of Woodland Avenue Business Strip Through New Improvement District

Official:Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Woodland Avenue from 5800 to 6746 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Woodland Avenue, to be known as the Woodland Avenue Business Improvement District, and for which Woodland Avenue Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.

Sponsor: Council President Verna

Introduced: June 21, 2004

: Committee on Rules

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes establishing a neighborhood improvement district along Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia to promote economic growth and improve the business climate.

What This Bill Does

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Establishes a neighborhood improvement district along Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, to be known as the Woodland Avenue Business Improvement District.
Appoints Woodland Avenue Business Improvement District, Inc. (a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation) as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District.
Approves a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District, as required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act.
Directs the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all necessary actions to formally establish the District through an ordinance, in accordance with the Community and Economic Improvement Act.