Official:Amending an Ordinance approved December 15, 1969, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area, by approving the eleventh amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the urban renewal plan, which provide, inter alia, for certain changes, namely: the acquisition of approximately two (2) additional properties, the expansion of the boundaries of the urban renewal area beginning at the northwest corner of 25th and Wharton Streets, thence heading north to Washington Avenue, thence heading west to Grays Ferry Avenue, thence heading southwest to 28th Street, thence heading south to Oakford Street, thence heading east to 27th Street, thence heading south to Wharton Street, thence heading east to northwest corner of 25th and Wharton Streets; all as contained in the eleventh amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the eleventh amendment to the urban renewal plan.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: May 3, 2012
Signed: June 14, 2012
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends an existing ordinance for the redevelopment of Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area by allowing the acquisition of two additional properties and expanding the area's boundaries.
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