Official:Authorizing Chinta Shah, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 17th and Ranstead street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of 17th and Ranstead street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: December 12, 2013
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 a newsstand owner to build and maintain conduits for electrical and phone services on their property at 17th and Ranstead streets. The owner must obtain permits and follow city regulations before starting work.
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