Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, acting on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement with Tinicum Township, Delaware County, for the lease and purchase from Tinicum Township of an approximately 21.8 acre parcel of land adjacent to Philadelphia International Airport which is currently in use as a safety area at the end of a runway, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: November 12, 2015
Signed: December 10, 2015
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
The City of Philadelphia is authorized to lease and purchase a 21.8-acre parcel of land from Tinicum Township adjacent to Philadelphia International Airport, with a 50-year term.
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