Official:Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes Cheltenham Avenue with boundaries of Wadsworth Avenue on the west and Broad Street on the east, Ogontz Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the north and 67th Avenue on the south and Wadsworth Avenue with boundaries of Cheltenham Avenue on the northeast and Michener Avenue on the southwest; to be known as The Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District; designating Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Greater Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District Inc., to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan, all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act and under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: October 8, 2009
Signed: April 8, 2010
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates a Business Improvement District on Cheltenham Avenue, allowing for special property assessments to fund improvements such as cleaning, security, and beautification.
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