Official:Renaming and designating Franklintown Park located between N. 18th Street and N. 19th Street and between Hamilton Street and Shamokin Street as "Matthias Baldwin Park".
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: October 28, 2010
Signed: December 16, 2010
: Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill renames Franklintown Park to 'Matthias Baldwin Park', located between N. 18th and N. 19th Streets and Hamilton and Shamokin Streets.
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