Official:Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser interest, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation or otherwise, in parcels of land generally bounded by South Street, the Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River and Grays Ferry Avenue for public recreational purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: June 13, 2019
Signed: December 5, 2019
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill authorizes the City to acquire land along the Schuylkill River for public recreational purposes, connecting existing parkland and extending it towards Grays Ferry Crescent.
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