City Council Gives Green Light to Major Revamp of Hunting Park Urban Renewal Area

Official:Approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the West Fairhill/East Tioga/Hunting Park Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Wingohocking street and Roosevelt boulevard on the north, North Fifth street and North Sixth street on the east, Lehigh avenue on the south and Broad street and Venango street on the west, including the second amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately eighteen (18) properties for residential and related uses; the additional land acquisition of approximately eight (8) properties for commercial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.