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Newsstands on Broad Street Get Green Light to Dig for Electricity and Phone Conduits

Official:Authorizing Stacy Reed, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad and Vine street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of Broad and Vine street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Clarke

Introduced: June 18, 2015

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows a newsstand owner to construct and maintain conduits for electricity and phone service under Broad and Vine streets in Center City Philadelphia.

What This Bill Does

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Grants permission to Stacy Reed, owner of a newsstand on the southwest corner of Broad and Vine street, to construct, use, and maintain conduits for electrical and phone service under and across the street.
Requires Stacy Reed to obtain all necessary permits, licenses, and approvals from relevant city departments before exercising rights under the ordinance.
Prohibits city departments from issuing permits, licenses, or approvals solely because the ordinance has been enacted, and requires them to follow regular procedures for issuing such permits.
Requires Stacy Reed to enter into an agreement with the city, in a form satisfactory to the Law Department, before exercising rights under the ordinance.