Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain properties on the 1300-block of South Capitol Street, and on the 2000-block of Reed Street, and to enter into a multi-year redevelopment agreement with the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia therefor, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Verna
Introduced: November 17, 2011
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill allows the city to buy properties on South Capitol Street and Reed Street for a new 'Point Breeze Orchard' project that will add green space in the Point Breeze neighborhood.
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