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City Council Approves Revision of City Plan to Clear Way for Utility Infrastructure in Northern Philly Neighborhoods

Official:Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 323 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southwesterly most 10 feet of Hegerman Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes and public utility purposes in the portion of former Hegerman Street being stricken and vacated under authority of this ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill

Introduced: February 1, 2007

: Committee on Streets and Services

infrastructure planning

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 authorizes the revision of City Plan No. 323 to remove a small section of Hegerman Street and reserve space for utility purposes.

What This Bill Does

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Striking from the City Plan and vacating the southwesterly most 10 feet of Hegerman Street.
Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes.
Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for water main purposes.
Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes and public utility purposes.