Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire a bridge that crosses the Schuylkill River below the Grays Ferry Bridge and to acquire rights or property interests in connection with supports for the bridge and its abutments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: May 5, 2016
Signed: June 16, 2016
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the City to acquire an abandoned bridge that spans the Schuylkill River, below Grays Ferry Bridge, and related properties. The Commissioner of Public Property will be authorized to execute necessary documents for acquiring title or lesser property interests in the bridge and its abutments.
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