Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the Kensington & Tacony Trail, for the purpose of incorporating the acquired land into the Kensington & Tacony Trail for public recreation use, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Krajewski
Introduced: December 1, 2011
Signed: December 15, 2011
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the City of Philadelphia to purchase and acquire land along the Delaware River and Kensington & Tacony Trail for public recreation use.
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