Official:Establishing a neighborhood improvement district, to be known as the South Philly Market District ("District"), in an area that generally includes both sides of South 9th Street from the south side of Fitzwater Street to the north side of Federal Street, both sides of Christian Street from west side of South 7th Street to east side of South 10th Street, both sides of Montrose Street from South 8th Street to South 10th Street, both sides of Carpenter Street from South 8th Street to South 10th Street, both sides of Washington Avenue from west side of South 8th Street to east side of South 11th Street, both sides of Ellsworth Street from East Passyunk Avenue to South 10th Street, both sides of East Passyunk Avenue from south side of Washington Avenue to north side of Federal Street, both sides of South 10th Street from the south side of Christian Street to north side of Ellsworth Street, both sides of South 8th Street between the south side of Christian Street and the north side of Carpenter Street and between the south side of Washington Avenue and the north side of Ellsworth Street, the west side of South 8th Street between the south side of Carpenter Street and the north side of Washington Avenue, and certain blocks of streets that intersect portions of these streets; designating the South Philly Market District, Inc., which has organized itself as a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the South Philly Market District, Inc., relating to the District; and authorizing the South Philly Market District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act, and under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: September 12, 2019
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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 establishes a neighborhood improvement district in South Philly, known as the South Philly Market District. The district will include several streets and areas, and property owners within the district will be assessed a special fee to fund improvements.
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